Voting and elections

This section is about voting and elections

Future elections

On Thursday 3 May 2012, the next elections for Reigate and Banstead Borough Council will take place. Elections will take place in every ward, with the exception of the Preston ward and the Salfords and Sidlow ward.

On Thursday 15 November 2012, the first election of a Police and Crime Commissioner for the Surrey police area will take place. Further information about Police and Crime Commissioners is available from the Home Office website.

All registered eligible electors will receive a poll card stating their polling station and the hours of poll in advance of each election.

Key dates

The following is a timetable of key events for the 3 May 2012 Borough Council election:

Event	Date
Publish notice of election	Tuesday 27 March 2012
Nomination period commences	Wednesday 28 March 2012
Last day for the receipt of nomination papers	Noon, Wednesday 4 April 2012
Good Friday	Friday 6 April 2012
Easter Monday	Monday 9 April 2012
Publish list of candidates standing for election	Noon, Tuesday 10 April 2012
Last time for withdrawal of nomination	Noon, Wednesday 11 April 2012
Last time for appointment of election agents	Noon, Wednesday 11 April 2012
Publish notice of election agents names and addresses	Noon, Wednesday 11 April 2012
Last day for requests for a new postal vote and any changes to postal/proxy arrangements	5pm, Wednesday 18 April 2012
Deadline for new applications to be added to the register of electors to be used for the election	Wednesday 18 April 2012
Publish Notice of Poll (list of candidates and polling stations)	Noon, Wednesday 25 April 2012
Last day for the receipt of proxy voting applications	5pm, Wednesday 25 April 2012
Polling day	Thursday 3 May 2012, 7am to 10pm
Last time for the receipt of emergency proxy voting applications	5pm, Thursday 3 May 2012
Last time to issue replacements for spoilt or lost postal ballot papers	5pm, Thursday 3 May 2012
Counting of the votes	to be confirmed