ELECTIONS
7 MAY 2015
2 Parliamentary Constituencies
53 New Single Member Wards
137 Parish Councils
1231 Parish Councillors
Election Team
North
Herefordshire
Hereford & South
Herefordshire
Amy Hallett
Colette Maund
• Parliamentary
• District
• Parish
• Parliamentary
• District
• Parish
Election Time Table
• Early Informal Checks of
Nomination Papers
• Make an Appointment
• Receipt of Nomination
Papers
Electoral Commission Guidance
for Candidates and Agents
www.electoralcommission.org.uk
Register for Nominations
2 March 2015
Nomination Packs
• Pre printed from Electoral
Services Office from 9
February 2015
• Accepted at face value
Delivery of Nomination Papers
BY HAND
IER Registers
• Available up to 27 February
2015
• Political Parties only
• Can only be used up to 7
May 2015
Candidates Free Copy of
Electoral Register and
Absent Voters List
Candidates should use our forms
for postal vote applications.
Follow Code of Conduct for
handling postal vote applications.
Code of Conduct for
Campaigners.
Poll Cards
• Combined Poll Cards
• First send out of Poll Cards
Postal Votes
• Separate issues of postal
packs for Parliamentary and
Local Elections
• Overseas postal packs sent
out first
Ballot Papers
Parliamentary papers
District papers
Parish papers
Free use of public funded
room for public meetings
Agents
Election Agents
Polling Agents
Counting Agents
Postal Vote Opening Agents
Tellers Guidance
Election Expenses
Read the rules
Signage on highways will be
removed.
Rules about signage near
polling station.
Offences
SPOC
Verification/Count
• Hereford Leisure Centre
• 40 extra staff
• Verification & Count of parliamentary ballot
papers only Thursday 7 May
• Count of Parliamentary ballot papers to take
place 4 hours after close of poll
• Mini Counts
• Verification & Count of Local Election on
Friday 8 May
Access to Electoral office for
disabled people fund
Boundary Commission will
provide new ward maps
Questions?