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Election of Mayor for the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority Area
1. An election is to be held for a Mayor for the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority area on 1 May 2025.
2. Nomination papers can be obtained from the office of the Combined Authority Returning Officer, The Grange, Nutholt Lane, Ely, CB7 4EE.
3. Nomination papers must be delivered to the Combined Authority Returning Officer at The Grange, Nutholt Lane, Ely, CB7 4EE between 10am and 4pm on any working day after publication of this notice but no later than 2 April 2025.
4. The candidate’s £5,000 deposit can be paid by legal tender or by means of a banker’s draft from a drawer which carries on business as a banker in the United Kingdom. Please contact the Electoral Services office at East Cambridgeshire District Council for details on how to pay.
5. If the election is contested the poll will take place on 1 May 2025.
6. Applications to register to vote must reach the relevant Electoral Registration Officer by 12 midnight on 11 April 2025. Applications can be made online on the register to vote page on GOV.UK.
7. Applications, amendments or cancellations of postal votes must reach the relevant Electoral Registration Officer by 5pm on 14 April 2025. Applications for a postal vote can be made online on the apply for a postal vote page on GOV.UK.
8. Applications to vote by proxy at this election must reach the relevant Electoral Registration Officer by 5pm on 23 April 2025. Applications can be made online on the apply for a proxy vote page on GOV.UK.
9.Applications for a voter authority certificate or an anonymous elector’s document valid for this election must reach the relevant Electoral Registration Officer by 5pm on 23 April 2025. Applications for a voter authority certificate can be made online by applying for a Voter Authority Certificate (VAC) on the GOV.UK website.
10. Applications to vote by emergency proxy at this election must reach the relevant Electoral Registration Officer by 5pm 1 May 2025.
Relevant Electoral Registration Officers’ contact details:
- Cambridge, Cambridge City Council, The Guildhall Cambridge CB2 3QJ, elections@cambridge.gov.uk, 01223 457048
- East Cambridgeshire, East Cambridgeshire District Council, The Grange Nutholt Lane Ely, Cambs, CB7 4EE elections@eastcambs.gov.uk, 01353 665555
- Fenland Fenland District Council Fenland Hall, County Road, March, Cambs, PE15 8NQ, elections@fenland.gov.uk, 01354 654321
- Huntingdonshire, Huntingdonshire District Council, Pathfinder House, St Marys Street, Huntingdon, PE29 3TN, elections@huntingdonshire.gov.uk, 01480 388017
- Peterborough, Peterborough City Council, Town Hall, Bridge Street, Peterborough PE1 1HF, electoralservices@peterborough.gov.uk, 01733 452249
- South Cambridgeshire, South Cambridgeshire District Council, South Cambridgeshire Hall, Cambourne Business Park, Cambourne Cambs, CB23 6EA, elections@scambs.gov.uk, 01954 713000
Barnack ward by-election
Following the resignation of former Councillor Walsh, a by-election will take place in Barnack ward on Thursday 1 May 2025.
Notice of election Peterborough City Council Election of Councillors for the Wards
Ward: Barnack
Number of Councillors to be elected: One
1. Nomination papers must be delivered to the Returning Officer, Town Hall, Bridge Street, Peterborough, PE1 1GF on any day after the date of this notice, on Monday to Friday 10am to 4pm (excluding bank holidays) but no later than 4pm on Wednesday, 2 April 2025.
2. Nomination papers may be obtained from the offices of the Returning Officer, Town Hall, Bridge Street, Peterborough, PE1 1GF, during the times stated above.
3. If any election is contested the poll will take place on Thursday, 1 May 2025.
4. Applications to register to vote must reach the Electoral Registration Officer by 12 midnight on Friday, 11 April 2025. Applications can be made online on the register to vote page on GOV.UK.
5. Applications, amendments or cancellations of postal votes must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at Town Hall, Bridge Street, Peterborough, PE1 1GF by 5pm on Monday, 14 April 2025. Applications can be made online on the apply for a postal vote page on GOV.UK.
6. 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 23 April 2025. Applications can be made online at apply for photo ID to vote (called a ‘Voter Authority Certificate’) page on GOV.UK.
7. Applications to vote by proxy at this election must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at Town Hall, Bridge Street, Peterborough, PE1 1GF by 5pm on Wednesday, 23 April 2025. Some applications can be made online on the apply for a proxy vote page on GOV.UK.
8. Applications to vote by emergency proxy at this election must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at Town Hall, Bridge Street, Peterborough, PE1 1GF by 5pm on Thursday1 May 2025.
Local Government Election Time Table Calculator Timetable of Proceedings for Thursday 1 May 2025
- Publication of Notice of Election, Tuesday 25 March 2025
- Receipt of Nominations, 4:00pm Wednesday 2 April 2025
- Withdrawal of Candidate, 4:00pm Wednesday 2 April 2025
- Appointment of Election Agents, 4:00pm Wednesday 2 April 2025
- Last Date for Registration, Friday 11 April 2025
- Receipt of Postal Vote Applications, 5:00pm Monday 14 April 2025
- Last day for Voter Authority Certificates, 5:00pm Wednesday 23 April 2025
- Receipt of Proxy Vote Applications, 5:00pm Wednesday 23 April 2025
- Appointment of Poll and Count Agents, Thursday 24 April 2025
- First Day to Issue Replacement Lost Postal Ballot Papers, Friday 25 April 2025
- Last Day to Issue Replacement Spoilt or Lost Postal Ballot Papers, 5:00pm Thursday 1 May 2025
- Receipt of Emergency Proxy Vote Applications, 5:00pm Thursday 1 May 2025
- Day of Poll, 7:00am to 10:00pm Thursday 1 May 2025
2025 results
- A referendum for the Werrington Neighbourhood Plan took place on Thursday 6 February 2025. For more information, view the Neighbourhood Plan page.
Wards and polling stations
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Contact Electoral Services
If you have any queries relating to local or parish council elections, please email electoralservices@peterborough.gov.uk or visit the Electoral Commission webpages for local elections or parish council elections.