Town Council Elections 2023

Town Council Elections 2023

NOTICE OF ELECTION

City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council

Election of Parish Councillors

for the Parishes listed below

WardNumber of Parish Councillors to be elected
Keighley (Bogthorn and Exley)One
Keighley (Brackenbank and Ingrow)Three
Keighley (Fell Lane and Westburn)Three
Keighley (Guardhouse)One
Keighley (Highfield)Two
Keighley (Knowle Park)One
Keighley (Lawkholme and Showfield)Two
Keighley (Laycock and Braithwaite)One
Keighley (Long Lee and Parkwood)Two
Keighley (Morton & Sandbeds)Two
Keighley (Oakworth)Three
Keighley (Riddlesden and StockbridgeThree
Keighley (Spring Gardens and Utley)Three
Keighley (Town)One
Keighley (Woodhouse and Hainworth)Two
  • Forms of nomination for Parish Elections may be obtained from Clerks to Parish Councils or Electoral Services, 3rd Floor, City Hall, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD1 1HY from the Returning Officer who will, at the request of an elector for any electoral area prepare a nomination paper for signature.
  • Nomination papers must be delivered to the Returning Officer, Electoral Services, 3rd Floor, City Hall, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD1 1HY on any day from the date of this notice but no later than 4pm on Tuesday 4 April 2023.
  • If any election is contested, the poll will take place on Thursday 4 May 2023.
  • Applications to register to vote must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at Electoral Services, 3rd Floor, City Hall, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD1 1HY by midnight on Monday 17 April 2023. Applications can be made online at www.gov.uk/register-to-vote.
  • Applications, amendments or cancellations of postal votes and amendments or cancellations of proxy votes must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at Electoral Services, 3rd Floor, City Hall, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD1 1HY by 5pm on Tuesday 18 April 2023.
  • New applications to vote by proxy at this election must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at Electoral Services, 3rd Floor, City Hall, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD1 1HY by 5pm on Tuesday, 25 April 2023.
  • 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 Tuesday, 25 April 2023. Applications for a Voter Authority Certificate can be made online at voter-authority-certificate.service.gov.uk.
  • Applications to vote by emergency proxy at this election must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at Electoral Services, 3rd Floor, City Hall, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD1 1HY by 5pm on Thursday, 4 May 2023. 

Are you passionate about your community? Do you want to help make a long-lasting change? Do you have innovative ideas for the Council? Do you have concerns about a specific issue and want to do something about it? If this is you, then we need you. We need people from all backgrounds and experiences who reflect their community to put themselves forward for election.

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