Elections 2015 – Thursday 7 May

The Stratford-on-Avon District Council elections take place on Thursday 7 May 2015 which also coincides with the General Election and Town and Parish elections, with voting taking place from 7am until 10pm.

To be able to vote at these elections residents must either be on the electoral register or have applied to be so by Monday 20 April.  Please contact Stratford District Council's Elections Office on 01789 260208 to check you are on the electoral register at your current address.

Postal votes are available to any District resident but are especially useful for those that are unable to get to a polling station on polling day, due to health reasons or maybe on holiday or working away.

All completed applications forms for postal votes must be submitted before 5pm onTuesday 21 April 2015 and you must be on the electoral register to apply.*

For all elections enquiries please contact Stratford District Council's election office on 01789 260208.

Following a Local Government Boundary review last year, the District Council is moving to all-out elections with a reduced number of Councillors from 53 to 36 with single member wards with each member being elected for 4 years.

Stratford-on-Avon District Council new wards:

Alcester and Rural
Alcester Town
Bidford East
Bidford West and Salford
Bishop's Itchington
Brailes and Compton
Ettington
Harbury
Henley-in-Arden
Kineton
Kinwarton
Long Itchington and Stockton
Napton and Fenny Compton
Quinton
Red Horse
Shipston North
Shipston South
Snitterfield
Southam North
Southam South
Stratford-upon-Avon wards include: Avenue, Bishopton, Bridgetown, Clopton, Guildhall, Hathaway, Shottery, Tiddington and Welcombe
Studley with Mappleborough Green
Studley with Sambourne
Tanworth-in-Arden
Welford-on-Avon
Wellesbourne East
Wellesbourne West and
Wootton Wawen.

Due to the boundary changes some polling stations may be different so keep your eye out for your poll card which will tell you where your polling station is.

For all your elections news please follow @SDCelects.

*ABSENT VOTES – postal or proxy vote (when someone votes on your behalf) - Electoral Registration moved from Household registration to individual registration in June 2014. All electors were matched against DWP records and those confirmed at their addresses were sent a letter confirming their status as individually registered. Those that didn't match were sent an 'Invitation to Register' form to get them individually registered. Those that have not replied to these forms (a reminder and a personal visit were made) do not lose their right to vote in the May election but have lost their right to an absent vote. To be able to be granted an absent vote they must register to vote individually, this can be done by visiting www.gov.uk/register-to-vote