Notice of Election of Parish Councillors

NOTICE OF ELECTION

Braintree District Council

Election of Parish Councillors

FOR THE ELECTORAL AREAS LISTED BELOW

Parishes
Number of Parish Councillors to be elected
Alphamstone
Three
Ashen
Five
Belchamp Otten
Four
Belchamp St Paul
Seven
Belchamp Walter
Seven
Birdbrook
Seven
Black Notley
Nine
Bradwell
Seven
Bulmer
Seven
Bures Hamlet
Seven
Castle Hedingham
Nine
Coggeshall (North Ward)
Seven
Coggeshall (South Ward)
Seven
Colne Engaine
Seven
Cressing
Nine
Earls Colne
Eleven
Fairstead
Three
Faulkbourne
Two
Feering
Nine
Finchingfield (Finchingfield Ward)
Six
Finchingfield (Cornish Hall End)
Three
Foxearth
Five
Gestingthorpe
Seven
Gosfield
Nine
Great Bardfield
Seven
Great Henny
Three
Great Maplestead
Seven
Great Notley
Eight
Great Yeldham
Nine

 

  1. Nomination papers may be obtained from the offices of the Returning Officer during office opening hours (9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday).
  2. Completed nomination papers must be delivered by hand to the Returning Officer during office opening hours (9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday and 9am to 4pm on Tuesday 4 April 2023), from the date of this notice but not later than 4pm on Tuesday 4 April 2023.
  3. If any election is contested the poll will take place on Thursday, 4 May 2023 between the hours of 7am and 10pm.
  4. Applications to register to vote must reach the Electoral Registration Officer by 12 midnight on Monday 17 April. Applications can be made online https://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote.
  5. Applications, amendments or cancellations of postal votes must reach the Electoral Registration Officer by 5pm on Tuesday, 18 April 2023 to be effective for this election.
  6. New applications to vote by proxy at this election must reach the Electoral Registration Officer by 5 pm on Tuesday, 25 April 2023.
  7. Applications to vote by emergency proxy at this election, applied for on the grounds of a medical emergency or for work/service reasons (occurring after 5pm on Tuesday, 25 April), or the form of acceptable photographic identification you were intending to use to vote has been lost, stolen, damaged, destroyed, or has not yet been received if applied for recently must reach the Electoral Registration Officer by 5pm on Thursday, 4 May 2023.
  8. For the purposes of paragraphs 1,2,4,5,6 and 7 above, the address of the Returning Officer and Electoral Registration Officer is Causeway House, Bocking End, Braintree, Essex, CM7 9HB. The Returning Officer’s staff can be contacted by email at elections@braintree.gov.uk or by telephone on (01376 552525).

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