Date published: 2024-12-20 | Category: Delivering for local residents, Elections
There is a by-election in the Saltford Ward on Thursday 16 January 2025, following the resignation of Councillor Alison Streatfeild-James. Poll cards are being sent out to all registered voters .
Bath & North East Somerset Council is reminding those residents of Saltford Ward who are not registered at their current address to make sure they are registered before the deadline, at midnight on Monday 30 December.
You can check if you are on the electoral register by calling 01225 477333 or emailing elections@bathnes.gov.uk. Anyone not registered can call 01225 477333 or apply online. It only takes five minutes to register on the website gov.uk/register-to-vote.
Will Godfrey, Returning Officer for Bath & North East Somerset Council, said: “This election is an important opportunity for residents of Saltford Ward to have a say on who makes decisions about issues that directly affect day-to-day life in their ward. Please make sure that you are registered to vote, especially if you have just turned 18 or moved house recently. If in doubt, contact us on 01225 477333 or elections@bathnes.gov.uk.”
The deadline to apply for a postal vote or to amend or cancel existing postal or proxy vote arrangements is 5pm, Tuesday 31 December.
Residents voting at a polling station will need to show photo ID. A list of accepted forms of photo ID is available on the council website https://www.bathnes.gov.uk/photo-id-voting or by calling 01225 477333.
Voters without an accepted form of photo ID can apply for a free Voter Authority Certificate online via www.gov.uk/apply-for-photo-id-voter-authority-certificate or by completing a paper form, which can be requested either by calling 01225 477333 or by emailing elections@bathnes.gov.uk.
The deadline to apply for a certificate for this by-election is 5pm, Wednesday 8 January 2025. More information about photo ID can be found online at: https://www.bathnes.gov.uk/photo-id-voting
New applications to vote by proxy must be received by the Electoral Registration Officer by 5pm, Wednesday 8 January 2025.
The list of candidates standing in the Saltford Ward by-election has been published and can be viewed on the council website: https://www.bathnes.gov.uk/saltford-ward-election
The candidates standing in the Saltford Ward by-election are:
BUSBY, Andrew David. The Conservative Party Candidate
CONDICK, Daniel Patrick. Reform UK
GIDDINS, Jane Emma. Labour Party
PIROOZ, Hossein. Liberal Democrats
THORNTON, Luanne. Green Party
WARREN, Christopher John. Independent
More information about the Saltford Ward by-election can be found on the council website https://www.bathnes.gov.uk/saltford-ward-election
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