Election of City Councillors for Colchester
| Wards | Number of City Councillors to be elected | Wards | Number of City Councillors to be elected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berechurch | One | Old Heath and The Hythe | One |
| Castle | One | Prettygate | One |
| Greenstead | Two | Rural North | One |
| Highwoods | One | Shrub End | One |
| Lexden and Braiswick | One | St Anne`s and St John`s | One |
| Marks Tey and Layer | One | Stanway | One |
| Mersea and Pyefleet | One | Tiptree | One |
| Mile End | One | Wivenhoe | One |
| New Town and Christ Church | One |
- An election is to be held for councillors to Colchester City Council.
- Forms of nomination may be obtained from the office of the Returning Officer, Colchester Town Hall, High Street, Colchester, CO1 1PJ, during the times stated below.
- Nomination papers must be delivered to the Returning Officer at Colchester Town Hall, High Street, Colchester, CO1 1PJ on any working day after the date of this notice, on Monday to Friday between 9am and 4pm (excluding bank holidays) but no later than 4 pm on Friday 05 April 2024.
- If the election is contested the poll will take place on Thursday 02 May 2024 between 7am and 10pm.
- The last day to submit an application to be included on the electoral register to be used at this election is 12 midnight on Tuesday 16 April 2024. Applications can also be made online. For electors voting in polling stations there is a legal requirement to take a prescribed form of photographic identification to vote. A full list of the prescribed forms of photographic identification is available on the Colchester City Council website. For those who require a Voter Authority Certificate or an Anonymous Elector Document to meet the requirement for photographic identification, applications can be made online.
- Applications, amendments or cancellations of postal votes and amendments or cancellations of proxy votes must reach the Electoral Registration Officer vote by 5pm on Wednesday, 17 April 2024.
- New applications to vote by proxy at this election must reach the Electoral Registration by 5pm on Wednesday, 24 April 2024.
- Applications to vote by emergency proxy at this election applied for on grounds of a medical emergency (occurring after 5pm on Wednesday, 24 April 2024), because of work/service reasons (occurring after 5pm on Wednesday, 24 April 2024) or the form of acceptable photographic identification that you were intending to use to vote has been lost, stolen, damaged or destroyed, or has not yet been received if applied for recently must reach the Electoral Registration Officer by 5pm on Thursday 02 May 2024
- The address of the Electoral Registration Officer for electors and residents of Colchester City Council is:
- In person – Colchester Town Hall, High Street, Colchester CO1 1PJ
- By post – 33 Sheepen Road, Colchester, CO3 3WG
- By email – Elections@colchester.gov.uk
- By phone – 01206 282820
Dated: Friday 22 March 2024
Pamela Donnelly
Returning Officer
Page last reviewed: 22 March 2024