Notices

Local Elections 1 May 25

Elections May 2025:  On Thursday 1 May 2025, elections will take place for Unitary Wiltshire Councillors and Parish and Town Councils in Wiltshire.  For Steeple Langford Parish this will encompass the Parish Council elections and election of the Nadder Valley Division Area Board Councillor who will represent Steeple Langford Parish at both the Area Board and Wiltshire Council.  The Steeple Langford Parish Council has seven Parish Councillors to be elected.  If there are more than seven candidates – a contested election will be held.  In the event seven or less candidates stand for election, then the election will be deemed ‘uncontested’, and providing candidates comply with the statutory requirements, they will be appointed.

Should anyone who might wish to stand want more information – it is available either under “Guidance for Candidates” on the Wiltshire Council website (Information for candidates – Wiltshire Council); or please ask the Parish Clerk;  or approach an existing member of the Parish Council.  (For contact details see the Parish Website – Steeple Langford Parish Council – Wiltshire, England).

Nomination papers may be submitted between the hours of 10am and 4pm from 12 March to the nomination deadline at 4pm on 2 April 2025.

Key election dates

 

 

Task Date
Publication of the Notice of Election 11 March 2025
Nominations open (nominations can be delivered between the hours of 10am and 4pm on working days) 12 March 2025 – 10am
Nominations close 2 April 2025 – 4pm
Deadline to register to vote 11 April 2025 – midnight
Deadline to apply for or cancel a postal vote or change an existing postal or proxy vote. This is the deadline for receiving new postal vote applications, cancelling an existing postal vote, changing a postal vote arrangement, changing from a proxy vote to a postal vote and changes to existing proxy votes. 14 April 2025 – 5pm
Deadline to apply for a new proxy vote 23 April 2025 – 5pm
Deadline to apply for a Voter Authority Certificate 23 April 2025 – 5pm
Deadline to appoint polling and counting agents 24 April 2025
Polling day 1 May 2025 -7am to 10pm
Verification and counting of votes 2 – 3 May 2025