Nottinghamshire County Council elections

Nottinghamshire County Council elections will take place on Thursday 1 May 2025.

Upcoming elections

The next Nottinghamshire County Council election will take place on Thursday 1 May 2025.

Your local district or borough councils will arrange the county council elections in your area. If you require further information about voting in your area, you can visit the website of your district or borough council: 

You can find information on voting in the county council elections by visiting our information for voters page.

2025 Election - Key Dates and Deadlines (April onwards) 

  • 11 April – deadline for registering to vote in this election. For further details on registering, please contact your local district or borough council.
  • 14 April - main issue of postal vote packs to voters who have registered for a postal vote.
  • 14 April at 5pm – deadline for applying for a new postal vote or postal proxy application for this election. For further details on postal voting, please contact your local district or borough council.
  • 21 April – final issue of postal vote packs to voters who have registered for a postal vote.
  • 23 April at 5pm – deadline for applying for a Voter Authority Certificate or to vote by proxy (not postal proxy or emergency proxies). 
  • 23 April at 5pm – 1 May at 5pm - the period in which an emergency proxy can be requested. For more information, please contact your local district or borough council.
  • 23 April – Publication of Notices of Polls.
  • 25 April – 1 May at 5pm - the period in which a replacement for a lost postal vote can be requested. For further details, please contact your local district or borough council.
  • 2 May – Election counts and publication of results via our website and YouTube channel.

Please note that postal votes for this election can only be posted to the relevant district or borough council or submitted to those councils in person having completed the relevant submission form.

Please do not try to post postal votes to Nottinghamshire County Council premises or leave these at Nottinghamshire County Council reception areas as such votes will not be valid.

For further information on postal votes rules and deadlines please contact your local district or borough council.

Notices of elections

Find out more by viewing the notices of election for the upcoming county council elections [PDF].

Information about candidates - Statement of persons nominated

You can view the statements of persons nominated for each electoral division of the county council below:

Election Agents

You can view the election agents for each candidate below:

Notices of Polls will be published in the coming weeks in line with the required deadlines.

Other local elections

District, borough, parish and town council elections are held at different times. Check with these councils when their next election is. 

If you live in Nottingham city you will vote in the City Council elections. 

You will only need to register to vote once to be able to vote in any of these elections.

More on local elections on GOV.UK.

General elections

In a general election registered voters in all areas of the country vote for an MP to represent them in the House of Commons. The last general election took place on 4 July 2024.

More information on general elections from GOV.UK.

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