NOTICE OF ELECTION
Colchester City Council
Election of Councillor for the Parish of Wivenhoe Town Council
Parish Number of Councillors to be elected; Wivenhoe Town Council: One
1. Nomination papers must be delivered to the Returning Officer, Town Hall, High Street,
Colchester CO1 1PJ on any working day, Monday to Friday, from the date of this
notice between 10 am and 4 pm but no later than 4 pm on Wednesday 30th April 2025.
2. Nomination papers may be obtained from the offices of the Returning Officer, Town
Hall, High Street, Colchester CO1 1PJ, during the times stated above. Nomination
forms are also available online: www.colchester.gov.uk/elections
3. If any election is contested the poll will take place on Thursday 29th May.
4. Applications to register to vote must reach the Electoral Registration Officer by 12
midnight on Monday 12th May. Applications can be made online: www.gov.uk/register-to-vote
5. Applications, amendments or cancellations of postal votes and amendments or
cancellations of proxy votes must reach the Electoral Registration Officer by 5 pm on
Tuesday 13th May. Further information about voting by post is available online
www.colchester.gov.uk/elections/postalvote/
6. Applications for a Voter Authority Certificate or an Anonymous Elector’s Document
valid for this election must reach the Electoral Registration Officer by 5 pm on Tuesday
20th May. Applications can be made online: www.gov.uk/apply-for-photo-id-voter-authority-certificate
7. Applications to vote by proxy at this election must reach the Electoral Registration
Officer by 5 pm on Tuesday 20th May.
8. Applications to vote by emergency proxy at this election must reach the Electoral
Registration Officer a by 5 pm on Thursday 29th May.
Paper applications can be submitted in one of the following ways:
• By post to Rowan House, 33 Sheepen Road, Colchester CO3 3WG.
• By hand delivery to Colchester Town Hall, High Street, Colchester CO1 1PJ.
• Via email to elections@colchester.gov.uk
Dated: Tuesday 22nd April 2025 Pam Donnelly, Returning Office
Printed and published by the Returning Officer,
Rowan House, 33 Sheepen Road, Colchester, CO3 3WG