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Notice of Election - Thursday 7 May

Posted on 27 Mar 2026

Stevenage Borough Council

Election of Borough Councillors

for the Borough Wards listed below:

Ward Number of Borough Councillors to be elected
Almond Hill One
Bandley Hill & Poplars One
Bedwell One
Chells One
Longmeadow One
Manor One
Martins Wood One
Old Town One
Roebuck One
Shephall One
St. Nicholas Two
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 from 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 Thursday, 9 April 2026.

  3. If an election is contested the poll will take place on Thursday 7 May 2026 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, 20 April 2026. Applications can be made online: https://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote.

  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, 21 April 2026, if they are to be effective for this election. Applications can be made online: https://www.gov.uk/apply-postal-vote.

  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, 28 April 2026, if they are to be effective for this election. Applications can be made online: https://www.gov.uk/apply-proxy-vote.

  7. Applications for a Voter Authority Certificate valid for this election must reach the Electoral Registration Officer by 5.00pm on Tuesday, 28 April 2026. Applications can be made online: https://voter-authority-certificate.service.gov.uk.

  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, 7 May 2026, if they are to be effective for this election.

  9. Nomination papers and information are available at https://www.stevenage.gov.uk/2026-elections. You may also contact the Returning Officer’s staff by email to electoral@stevenage.gov.uk or by telephone on 01438 242213.

Dated: 27 March 2026

Tom Pike
Returning Officer

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

You can download a copy of this election notice below.