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You can apply to work on election day. A number of positions are available including presiding officers, poll clerks and counting staff. No experience is necessary for some positions but to apply for a presiding officer position you need at least two years' experience as a poll clerk. The fees paid for these positions varies depending upon the type of election. If you are interested in applying to work for us on this year's election, please email staffourelections@stratford-dc.gov.uk
Election results are published after each count. They can be found on our dedicated Election Results page.
Stratford-on-Avon District Council is made up of the 36 wards listed below, each having one councillor. Each new councillor is elected for a four-year period. District Council elections and Parish Council elections took place in May 2019. The next scheduled District and Parish elections are due to take place in May 2023.
| Ward Number | Name of District Ward |
| 1 | Alcester Town |
| 2 | Alcester & Rural |
| 3 | Avenue |
| 4 | Bidford East |
| 5 | Bidford West & Salford |
| 6 | Bishop's Itchington |
| 7 | Bishopton |
| 8 | Brailes & Compton |
| 9 | Bridgetown |
| 10 | Clopton |
| 11 | Ettington |
| 12 | Guildhall |
| 13 | Harbury |
| 14 | Hathaway |
| 15 | Henley-in-Arden |
| 16 | Kineton |
| 17 | Kinwarton |
| 18 | Long Itchington & Stockton |
| 19 | Napton & Fenny Compton |
| 20 | Quinton |
| 21 | Red Horse |
| 22 | Shipston North |
| 23 | Shipston South |
| 24 | Shottery |
| 25 | Snitterfield |
| 26 | Southam North |
| 27 | Southam South |
| 28 | Studley with Mappleborough Green |
| 29 | Studley with Sambourne |
| 30 | Tanworth-in-Arden |
| 31 | Tiddington |
| 32 | Welcombe |
| 33 | Welford-on-Avon |
| 34 | Wellesbourne East |
| 35 | Wellesbourne West |
| 36 | Wootton Wawen |
Maps of all wards and parishes within the Stratford-on-Avon District Council area can be found via the Ordnance Survey Election Maps website. Just follow the instructions on the site.
If you are thinking of standing for election or will be an election agent, the best source of information to help you through the process is published by the Electoral Commission. Guidance for Candidates and Agents
You may wish to have a look at our Be a Councillor pages, where you can download relevant information booklets.
The Government Equalities Office may be able to help people with a disability with financial support in order to stand for election. For more information please see the guidance on gov.uk.
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If you are already registered to vote for UK elections and referendums, you can vote by postal or proxy or visit your local polling station.
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