Upcoming Elections

Leicestershire County Council Elections - Thursday, 1 May 2025

An election(s) for County Councillors to Leicestershire County Council will be held on Thursday, 1 May 2025 between 7:00 am and 10:00 pm.

There are 4 electoral areas (or divisions) in the Borough - Oadby, North Wigston, East Wigston and South & West Wigston represented by 5 County Councillors.

• The Oadby Division is represented by 2 County Councillors; and
• The Wigston Divisions are represented by 1 County Councillor each.

Further information, including a step-by-step voting checklist, can be found on the GOV.UK website below.

Vote in UK Elections | GOV.UK Website

Eligibility to Vote

To be eligible to vote in this election, you must:

• Be registered to vote;
• Be 18 or over on the day of the election;
• Be a British, Irish or qualifying Commonwealth or EU citizen; and
• Be resident at an address in the Borough.

Register to Vote

If your details are not on the electoral register, you will not be able to vote at this election.

The deadline to register to vote for this election is 11:59 pm on Friday, 11 April 2025.

You can register to vote by clicking on the button below.

Register to Vote

If you're already registered to vote, you do not need to re-apply.

For more information on registering to vote, visit our voter registration page.

Voter ID

You must show an accepted form of photo ID to be able to vote at a polling station at this election.

You can use any of the following:

• Passport;
• Photocard driving licence (including provisional);
• Blue badge;
• Identity card with PASS mark (Proof of Age Standards Scheme);
• Biometric immigration document;
• Defence identity card;
• National identity card issued by an EEA state;
• Older person’s bus pass;
• Disabled person’s bus pass;
• Oyster 60+ card;
• Freedom pass; or
• Voter Authority Certificate (free voter ID - see below).

The complete list of accepted forms of photo ID is also available to view on the Electoral Commission's website.

The name on your photo ID should be the same name you used to register to vote.

If it is not, you may be required to bring additional documents to the polling station (e.g. a marriage certificate, deed poll, utility bills etc.) to satisfactorily explain the name difference.

You can still use your photo ID even if it's out of date, as long as the photo on the ID still looks like you.

Free Voter ID

You can apply for a free voter ID document known as a Voter Authority Certificate if:

• You don’t already have an accepted form of photo ID;
• You’re not sure whether your photo ID still looks like you; or
• If your name on your photo ID is different to the name you used to register to vote.

The deadline to apply for a Voter Authority Certificate for this election is 5:00 pm on Wednesday, 23 April 2025.

You can apply for your free voter ID by clicking the button below.

Apply for a Voter Authority Certificate

For more information on photo ID, including what to do if you do not have photo ID, visit our voter ID page.

Poll Cards

Poll cards will be sent to all registered eligible voters from Monday, 24 April 2025.

If you don't receive a poll card, it could mean that you're not (or only recently) registered to vote, or you're not eligible to vote in this election.

You don't need your poll card to vote at a polling station, as long as you're registered to vote and bring an accepted form of photo ID.

Candidates

Information about candidates will not be available until after the nominations deadline at 4:00 pm on Wednesday, 2 April 2025.

Voting at a Polling Station

A polling station is a designated place where you go to vote in person on election day.

To find out where your polling station is, click the button below.

Find my Polling Station

Details of your polling station can also be found on your poll card.

Voting by Post

A postal vote is when you complete and return a postal vote pack sent to you before election day which contains your ballot paper and postal vote statement.

The deadline to apply for (or change and cancel) a postal vote for this election is 5:00 pm on Monday, 14 April 2025.

You can apply for a postal vote by clicking the button below.

Apply for a Postal Vote

If you're already registered to vote by post, you do not need to re-apply.

Postal vote packs will be sent to all registered eligible postal voters from Monday, 14 April 2025.

• If you were already registered as a postal voter, or newly applied for a postal vote on/before 18 March 2025, you will receive your postal vote pack on/around 14 April 2025.
• If you newly applied for a postal vote after 18 March 2025 (and before the deadline of 5:00 pm on 14 April 2025) you will receive your postal vote pack on/around 23 April 2025.

If you have not received your postal vote pack by Friday, 25 April 2025 please contact us.

The deadline to return completed postal vote packs is 10:00 pm on Thursday, 1 May 2025.

Postal vote packs should be returned by Royal Mail post as soon as possible.

You can also return your postal vote pack (plus postal vote packs for up to 5 other postal voters) by hand:

• To the Brocks Hill Council Offices on Washbrook Lane, Oadby (LE2 5JJ) during office hours; or
• To any polling station in Oadby, Wigston or South Wigston on election day.

You will be required to complete a Postal Vote Return Form if you return any postal vote pack(s) by hand.

Postal vote packs must not:

• Be left in the Council Offices' external postbox or unattended reception point; or
• Be handled by political campaigners (subject to limited exceptions).

Postal vote packs will be rejected if they are not received and/or handled in the correct way.

For more information on voting by post, visit our absent voting page.

Voting by Proxy

A proxy vote is when you appoint someone you trust to vote in person on your behalf at your polling station.

The deadline to apply for a proxy vote for this election is 5:00 pm on Wednesday, 23 April 2025.

You can apply for a proxy vote by clicking the button below.

Apply for a Proxy Vote

Your proxy must be a registered eligible elector and bring an accepted form of photo ID for themselves (not for you) to the polling station.

Your proxy can act as a proxy for up to two people only.

For more information on voting by proxy, visit our absent voting page.

Standing for Election etc.

The deadline to deliver (or withdraw) nomination papers to stand for election is 4:00 pm on Wednesday, 2 April 2025.

Nomination papers must be delivered by hand to the Deputy Returning Officer at the Brocks Hill Council Offices on Washbrook Lane, Oadby (LE2 5JJ) between 10:00 am and 4:00 pm on any working day after the publication of the Notice of Election.

An information briefing for candidates, their agents and local political party representatives will be held in person at the Brocks Hill Council Offices on Washbrook Lane, Oadby (LE2 5JJ) and remotely by Microsoft Teams on a date and time to be confirmed.

The full contents of the candidates' pack - including nomination papers, various appointment and request forms and more - will be made available shortly for download at the bottom of this webpage or collection from the Brocks Hill Council Offices on Washbrook Lane, Oadby (LE2 5JJ).

Further guidance for candidates and their agents can be found on the Electoral Commission's webite below.

Candidates & Agents | Guidance

Key Events, Dates and Times

Event	Date/Time	Status
Publication of notice of election	24 March 2025, 4:00 pm
Deadline to deliver (or withdraw) nomination papers	2 April 2025, 4:00 pm
Publication of statement of persons nominated, notice of poll and situation of polling stations	2 April 2025, 5:00 pm
Deadline to register to vote	11 April 2025, 11:59 pm
Deadline to apply, change or cancel a postal vote	14 April 2025, 5:00 pm
Deadline to apply for a proxy	23 April 2025, 5:00 pm
Deadline to apply for a voter authority certificate	23 April 2025, 5:00 pm
First date to apply for a replacement for a spoilt or lost postal vote	25 April 2025
Election day	1 May 2025, 7:00 am - 10:00 pm
Deadline to apply for a replacement for a spoilt or lost postal vote	1 May 2025, 5:00 pm
Deadline to apply for an emergency proxy vote	1 May 2025, 5:00 pm
Deadline to alter the register due to a clerical error	1 May 2025, 9:00 pm
Deadline for production of temporary voter authority certificates	1 May 2025, 10:00 pm
Verification and counting of votes	2 May 2025, 09:00 am - Finish

Election Notices

(To be published by 4:00 pm on 24 March 2025)

• Notice of Election | Leicestershire County Council Election(s) (1 May 2025)

Candidates' Document Pack

(To be available for download shortly)

• Important Candidate & Agent Information Letter (May 2025)
• Nomination Pack (including Election Agent Notification Form) (May 2025)
• List of Polling Stations | Oadby, Wigston & South Wigston (May 2025)
• Register Request Form (May 2025)
• Absent Voters List Request Form (May 2025)
• Election Agent Notification Form (May 2025)
• Polling Agent Appointment Form (May 2025)
• Postal Voting Agent Appointment Form (May 2025)
• Counting Agent Appointment Form (May 2025)
• Secrecy Requirements | Poll, Postal Voting and Verification & Count (Combined) (May 2025)
• Candidates & Agents Information Briefing Slides (May 2025)