County Elections 2025

The County Council elections will take place on Thursday 1st May 2025. All key information on the election can be found below. 

You can also keep up to date by visiting Have you ever thought about being a county councillor? - Staffordshire County Council

After a recent County boundary review South Staffordshire is responsible for holding elections for 8 County electoral divisions each of which are represented by one councillor. To view a report on the changes to South Staffordshire and all other districts within the County please click here.   

The first candidate and agent briefing was held on the 26th February. The second candidate and agent briefing will be held on 10th April, 3-4pm

This event will be held at the South Staffordshire Council Offices, Wolverhampton Road, Codsall, WV8 1PX. If you would like to attend please contact elections@sstaffs.gov.uk to express your interest. 

Electoral Commission Advice Surgery - register your interest here. 

County Elections

Key Dates

Notice/Deadline Date Time
Candidate and Agent Briefing  26/2/25 & 10/4/25  3pm-4pm
Receipt of Nominations  2/4/25 4pm 
Withdrawal of Candidate 2/4/25 4pm 
Appointment of election agents 2/4/25 4pm
Publication of election of notice agents 2/4/25 4pm
Publication of statement of persons nominated  3/4/25 4pm 
Last date for registration 11/4/25 11:59pm 
Receipt of Postal Vote applications 14/4/25 5pm
Last day for Voter Authority Certificates  23/4/25 5pm
Receipt of Proxy applications  23/4/25 5pm
Publication of notice of poll 23/4/25  
Appointment of poll and count agents  24/4/25  
First day to issue replacement lost postal ballot papers 25/4/25  
Last day to issue replacement spoilt or lost postal ballot papers 1/5/25 5pm
Receipt of emergency proxy vote applications 1/5/25 5pm
Day of Poll day 1/5/25 7am - 10pm

Notices (including notice of who is standing)

Candidate Information

Notices and Key documents will be uploaded here when they become available: 

Notice of Election

Nomination pack

Register request form 

Map of county divisions

Candidate expense limits

Key Voter information

Registering to vote

The last day to register to vote for the election is 11:59 on the 11th April. If you are not registered to vote, please go to www.gov.uk/register-to-vote.

To access a easy read explanation on registering to vote click here

To access Election Frequently Asked Questions please click here 

 

Apply for a voter authority certificate to use as voter ID

The deadline to apply for a Voter Authority Certificate is 5pm on the 23rd April. If you need to apply for a voter authority certificate, please go to https://www.gov.uk/apply-for-photo-id-voter-authority-certificate.  Or if you need additional support please fill in our online form

To access a easy read explanation on applying for a voter authority certificate click here 

 

 

Choosing to vote by post

You can apply for a postal vote online at www.gov.uk/apply-postal-vote. Alternatively, you can fill in our online form

The deadline to apply for your postal vote application (either online or physically in our office) is 5pm on 14th April to put this in place for this election. Any postal vote applications received after this time (including applications received by post after this time) will not be processed for this election, but will be processed for future elections.

Cancelling or changing an existing postal vote

To cancel an existing postal vote, you must inform us in writing. This can be done by emailing the Elections team at elections@sstaffs.gov.uk or writing in to Elections team, South Staffordshire Council, Wolverhampton Road, Codsall, WV8 1PX .

If you are looking to make a change to your postal vote, we recommend you contact the elections team at elections@sstaffs.gov.uk or 01902 696000 or fill in our online form

Choosing to vote by proxy

To appoint someone to vote on your behalf as a proxy, you will need to complete a proxy vote application. You can apply for a proxy vote online at www.gov.uk/apply-proxy-vote

The deadline to receive this is in the office is 5pm on the 23rd April. Any proxy vote applications received after this will not be processed for this election.

Cancelling or changing an existing proxy vote

To cancel an existing proxy vote, you must inform us in writing. This can be done by emailing Elections team elections@sstaffs.gov.uk or writing in to Elections team, South Staffordshire Council, Wolverhampton Road, Codsall, WV8 1PX . Staffordshire, ST5 1BL.

If you are looking to make a change to your proxy vote, we recommend you contact the elections team at elections@sstaffs.gov.uk or 01902 696000 or fill in our online form

Voting by emergency proxy

Emergency proxies are for medical, work or lost, stolen, destroyed or damaged photo ID related issues that have arisen after the proxy deadline on 5pm 6 working days before the election.

We will need to receive completed emergency proxy applications by 5pm on poll day.

Contact Details

Email: elections@sstaffs.gov.uk

Phone: 01902 696000

online form

Address: South Staffordshire Council, Council Offices, Wolverhampton Road, Codsall, WV8 1PX

Postal Vote Packs

Postal Votes will be sent out on the 9th and 16th April 2025. 

 

Postal Vote Opening

Dates and times of postal vote opening can be found below. 

Please note timings of sessions may be changed or cancelled depending upon volume of returned Postal Vote Packs. 

Date 

Time

Venue

Thursday 24th April 10am-4pm Council Chamber, Codsall Community Hub, Wolverhampton Road, Codsall, WV8 1PX 
Friday 25th April 10am-4pm Council Chamber, Codsall Community Hub, Wolverhampton Road, Codsall, WV8 1PX 
Monday 28th April 10am-4pm Council Chamber, Codsall Community Hub, Wolverhampton Road, Codsall, WV8 1PX 
Tuesday 29th April 10am-4pm Council Chamber, Codsall Community Hub, Wolverhampton Road, Codsall, WV8 1PX 
Wednesday 30th April 10am-4pm Council Chamber, Codsall Community Hub, Wolverhampton Road, Codsall, WV8 1PX 
Thursday 1st May 8pm till finish Council Chamber, Codsall Community Hub, Wolverhampton Road, Codsall, WV8 1PX 

Polling Stations

To find out information on your polling station and resources which will be made available at polling stations please click here. 

To find your local polling station please visit the Where Do I Vote webpage


 

Accessibility in Polling Stations

Where possible, each polling station will have equipment available for electors such as:

  • ramps for access
  • pencil grips or easy grip pencils for voters with dexterity issues
  • chairs for those unable to stand for long periods
  • magnifying glass to increase text size on documents
  • large print ballot papers
  • Assistance at a polling station

You are also allowed to take a carer, relative or friend with you to a polling station if you need additional assistance, though the person you bring with you must be aged 18 or over.

Alternatively, if you would prefer help from our polling station staff, just ask and they will be happy to assist.

To help our staff you can bring in a voting passport which tells us all about you. To access this click here.

 

Declaration of results

Results will be published here after the election.

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