General Election - the Nomination Process & Registering for a Postal Vote

For the Burton and Uttoxeter Constituency

1. An Election is to be held for a Member of Parliament to serve Burton and Uttoxeter.
2. Nomination papers can be obtained from the offices of the Acting Returning Officer, Town Hall, King Edward Place, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire DE14 2EB during the times stated below.
3. Nominations papers must be delivered to the Acting Returning Officer at Town Hall, King Edward Place, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire DE14 2EB on any day after the date of this notice, on Monday to Friday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (excluding bank holidays) but no later than 4pm on Friday 7 June 2024.
4. The £500 deposit can be paid by legal tender, BACs or by means of a banker’s draft from a drawer which carries on business as banker in the United Kingdom.
5. If the election is contested the poll will take place on Thursday 4 July 2024.

Dead Lines etc for Register to Vote/ Postal Vote/Proxy Vote/ Voter Authority Certificate/ Anonymous Electors Document/ Emergency Proxy Vote 

10. Applications to register to vote must reach the Electoral Registration Officer by 12 midnight on Tuesday 18 June 2024. Applications can be made online: https://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote.
11. New applications to vote by post, and amendments or cancellations of existing postal votes or proxy vote arrangements must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at Town Hall, King Edward Place, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire DE14 2EB by 5 p.m. on Wednesday 19 June 2024. Applications can be made online: https://www.gov.uk/apply-postal-vote
12. Applications for a Voter Authority Certificate or an Anonymous Elector’s Document valid for this election must reach the Electoral Registration Officer by 5pm on Wednesday 26 June 2024. Applications can be made online: gov.uk/apply-for-photo-id-voter-authority-certificate
13. New applications to vote by proxy at this election must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at Town Hall, King Edward Place, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire DE14 2EB by 5 p.m. on Wednesday 26 June 2024. Applications can be made online: https://www.gov.uk/apply-proxy-vote
14. Applications to vote by emergency proxy at this election must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at Town Hall, King Edward Place, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire DE14 2EB by 5 p.m. on Thursday 4 July 2024.

Dated: Friday 31 May 2024

Andy O’Brien

Acting Returning Officer

East Staffordshire Borough Council

ESBC
PO BOX 8045
Burton upon Trent
DE14 9JG