South Norfolk Council - Bunwell Ward District By-election
2 May 2024
An election request has been received for the Bunwell Ward vacancy in South Norfolk Council. The election for this vacancy will take place on Thursday 2 May 2024. If you are eligible to vote in this election you will receive a poll card.
For further information, please see below:
Please follow the links below.
Statement of Persons Nominated
Notice of Poll and Situation of Polling Stations
Nomination papers must be delivered BY HAND during normal office hours (9.00am and 4.00 pm) on any working day after the date of the Notice of Election, but not later than 4pm on Friday, 5 April 2024, to the Returning Officer, South Norfolk Council, Horizon Centre, Peachman Way, Broadland Business Park, Norwich, NR7 0WF.
Nomination papers are available to download from the Electoral Commission website.
Nomination Papers may also be obtained from the offices of the Returning Officer during the times stated above.
Applications to register to vote at this election must be made by Tuesday 16 April 2024. You can register online by visiting www.gov.uk/register-to-vote. You can also use this service to update your name and re-register if you have moved house.
The deadline for new postal and postal proxy applications and for changes to existing postal or proxy votes is 5pm on Wednesday 17 April 2024.
The deadline for new proxy vote applications (not including postal proxy) is 5pm on Wednesday 24 April.
The deadline to apply for a Voter Authority Certificate for use in these elections is 5pm on Wednesday 24 April.
Voter ID
Following changes made under the Elections Act 2022, any persons voting in person at this election will be required to show an official form of photographic identification (ID) before being issued with a ballot paper at the polling station.
Your name on the register must match your name on your identity document. If you have changed your name, you can update your details online by visiting www.gov.uk/registertovote
Accepted forms of ID are:
- a passport issued by the UK, any of the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man, a British Overseas Territory, an EEA state or a Commonwealth country
- a driving licence issued by the UK, any of the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man or an EEA state (this includes a provisional driving licence).
- a biometric immigration document
- an identity card bearing the Proof of Age Standards Scheme hologram (a PASS card)
- Ministry of Defence Form 90 (Defence Identity Card)
- a Blue Badge
- a national identity card issued by an EEA state
- an Older Person’s Bus Pass
- a Disabled Person’s Bus Pass
- an Oyster 60+ Card
- a Freedom Pass
- a Scottish National Entitlement Card issued in Scotland
- a 60 and Over Welsh Concessionary Travel Card issued in Wales
- a Disabled Person’s Welsh Concessionary Travel Card issued in Wales
- a Senior SmartPass issued in Northern Ireland
- a Registered Blind SmartPass or Blind Person’s SmartPass issued in Northern Ireland
- a War Disablement SmartPass or War Disabled SmartPass issued in Northern Ireland
- a 60+ SmartPass issued in Northern Ireland
- a Half Fare SmartPass issued in Northern Ireland
- an Electoral Identity Card issued in Northern Ireland
If you do not have any of the accepted forms of ID you can apply online for a free Voter Authority Certificate – this is a photographic identity document specifically for the purpose of voting.
You must be registered to vote in order to apply. If you need to apply for a Voter Authority Certificate, make sure you do so in good time. The deadline to apply for a Voter Authority Certificate for use at this election is 5pm on Wednesday 24 April 2024.
Voting in person
Most people vote in person at their local polling station. If you are registered to vote a poll card will be sent to you in advance of the election giving details about your polling station.
If you are not able to attend the polling station on polling day, you can apply to vote by post or by proxy.
Voting by post
If you are not already registered to vote by post and wish to apply in time for this election, please visit www.gov.uk/apply-postal-vote.
The deadline for new postal and postal proxy applications and for changes to existing postal or proxy votes is 5pm on Wednesday 17 April 2024.
Postal voting packs are mailed out about 2 weeks before election day and include a prepaid envelope for their return. Your postal vote must be returned before the deadline on polling day, or it will not be counted.
If you miss the post, you can hand deliver your postal vote and the postal vote of up to 5 other people at the locations below during the stated times. You must complete and sign a declaration form when handing in postal vote(s). If the declaration form is not completed the postal vote(s) will be rejected.
- Postal votes can be hand delivered to our council offices at The Horizon Centre, Peachman Way, Broadland Business Park, NR7 0WF. Postal votes can only be hand delivered to this location during normal business hours. Postal votes must be handed in and a declaration signed in order to be valid. Please do not post your postal vote(s) through the on-site letter box as they will be rejected.
- On polling day, you can hand in postal votes to any polling station in the electoral area between 7am and 10pm. You must complete and sign a declaration, which will be available from the polling station staff.
Please note there are different rules for political campaigners, you can find further details by viewing the Electoral Commission Code of Conduct for Campaigners.
Voting by proxy
If you are not able to vote in person at a polling station and you do not wish to vote by post, you can appoint someone else to vote for you.
Proxy voting means asking someone to vote on your behalf at the polling station. A proxy vote counts the same as any other vote and is subject to the same security and secrecy provisions.
If you apply for a proxy vote you will have to provide a reason, for example you may be working or studying away from home or on holiday. You will need to nominate someone to vote on your behalf according to your wishes.
To apply, please visit www.gov.uk/apply-proxy-vote. The deadline to apply to vote by proxy in this election is 5pm on Wednesday 24 April 2024.