Declaration of Result - Stamford Town Council, St Mary's Ward
Elections were called to fill the vacancies on both the St John's Ward and the St Mary's Ward. At the close of nominations on 26th July 2024, two candidates were nominated for the St Mary's Ward vacancy and one candidate for the St John's Ward vacancy.
The election for the St Mary's Ward will take place on 22 August 2024.
As only one candidate was nominated for the St John's Ward vacancy, the candidate has been elected unopposed without an election taking place.
The Statements of Persons Nominated for both Wards together with the Result of the Uncontested Election for the St John's Ward are available below:
St Mary's Ward - Notice of Poll
St John's Ward - Statement of Persons Nominated
St Mary's Ward - Statement of Persons Nominated
St John's Ward - Result of Uncontested Election
Notice of Election, published on 18 July 2024
Information for Candidates
Forms and guidance documents
Qualifications for standing as a candidate at Parish Council elections:
To qualify as a candidate a person must be 18 years of age and be a qualifying Commonwealth citizen, a citizen of Republic of Ireland, a qualifying EU citizen or an EU Citizen with retained rights and either:
i) be registered as a local government elector within the Parish; or
ii) have occupied as owner or tenant any land or other premises during the whole of the previous 12 months within the Parish; or
iii) his/her principal or only place of work during the whole of the previous 12 months has been within the Parish; or
iv) have resided in the Parish of Stamford for the whole of the previous 12 months or within 4.8 kilometres (3 miles) or it.
Information for Voters
Registering to Vote
If you are unsure if you are registered to vote, contact our Elections team on 01476 406080 or email elections@southkesteven.gov.uk. You can register to vote online.
The deadline for registering to vote for these elections was midnight on Tuesday 6 August 2024.
Apply to Vote by Post
You can apply online to vote by post
The deadline for applying to vote by post for these by-elections was 5pm on Wednesday 7 August 2024. If you are not able to complete the online application, you can download a postal vote application form.
Receiving and returning your Postal Vote
Postal ballot papers will be sent out around 1 to 2 weeks before polling day. Return your completed postal vote by post using Royal Mail - allow enough time for it to arrive. It must be received by 10pm on Polling Day for it to be counted.
Alternatively, postal votes can be handed in to an authorised officer at the Council Offices or at a polling station - you will be required to complete a Postal Vote Return Form when handing in your postal vote. You can only hand in up to five postal votes, plus your own to the Council Offices or a polling station.
Postal votes must not be posted in the letter box of the council offices as they will be rejected. We are required by law to reject any postal votes delivered by hand if the Postal Vote Return Form is not completed.
Apply to Vote by Proxy
If you are not able to vote at your polling station, you can apply to vote by proxy (appointing someone else to vote on your behalf). The person you appoint as your proxy must be registered and eligible to vote. Photo ID is required to be shown when voting at the polling station and your proxy will need to bring their own photo ID to the polling station when voting on your behalf (unless they apply to vote by post on your behalf).
The deadline for applying for a proxy vote is 5pm on Wednesday 14 August 2024.
You can apply online to vote by proxy for some types of proxy vote.
Further information and application forms can be found here
Voter ID at polling stations
All voters at a polling station must show an accepted form of photographic identification (photo ID) in order to be able to vote. Anyone who does not have an accepted form of ID can apply for a Voter Authority Certificate to use at the polling station. The deadline for applying for a Voter Authority Certificate is 5pm on Wednesday 14 August 2024.
More information on Voter ID and Voter Authority Certificates