Notice of Election

STEVENAGE BOROUGH COUNCIL

ELECTION OF BOROUGH COUNCILLORS

for the Borough Wards listed below

Ward	Number of Borough Councillors to be elected
Bandley Hill	One
Bedwell	One
Chells	One
Longmeadow	One
Manor	One
Martins Wood	One
Old Town	One
Pin Green	One
Roebuck	One
Shephall	One
St Nicholas	One
Symonds Green	One
Woodfield	One

1. Nomination Papers may be obtained from the Returning Officer at Stevenage Borough Council, Room 157, Daneshill House, Danestrete, Stevenage, SG1 1HN during normal office hours who will, at the request of any elector for the said Ward, prepare a nomination paper for signature.
2. Completed Nomination papers must be hand-delivered to the Returning Officer at Stevenage Borough Council, Room 157, Daneshill House, Danestrete, Stevenage, SG1 1HN from any day after the date of this notice, on Monday to Friday (excluding bank holidays) between the hours of 10.00am and 4.00pm, but not later than 4.00pm on Tuesday, 4 April 2023.
3. If an election is contested the poll will take place on Thursday, 4 May 2023 between the hours of 7.00am and 10.00pm.
4. Applications to register to vote must reach the Electoral Registration Officer by 12 midnight on Monday, 17 April 2023. Applications can be made online.
5. New applications to vote by post or requests to cancel or change an existing postal or proxy vote must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at Stevenage Borough Council, Daneshill House, Danestrete, Stevenage, SG1 1HN by 5.00pm on Tuesday, 18 April 2023, if they are to be effective for this election.
6. New applications to vote by proxy must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at Stevenage Borough Council, Daneshill House, Danestrete, Stevenage, SG1 1HN by 5.00pm on Tuesday, 25 April 2023, if they are to be effective for this election.
7. Applications for a Voter Authority Certificate valid for this election must reach the Electoral Registration Officer by 5pm on Tuesday, 25 April 2023. Applications for a Voter Authority Certificate can be made online.
8. Applications to vote by emergency proxy must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at Stevenage Borough Council, Daneshill House, Danestrete, Stevenage, SG1 1HN by 5.00pm on Thursday, 4 May 2023, if they are to be effective for this election.
9. Nomination papers and forms to apply to vote by post or proxy are available at online. You may also contact the Returning Officer’s staff by email to electoral@stevenage.gov.uk or by telephone on 01438 242213.

Dated: 24 March 2023

Matt Partridge

RETURNING OFFICER

Printed & Published by the Returning Officer, Stevenage Borough Council, Daneshill House, Danestrete, Stevenage, SG1 1HN