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Registering to vote

The deadline to register to vote for the 1 May election was - Midnight, Friday 11 April 2025. If you did not register to vote before this date then you may not be able to vote on the 1 May. Please contact the elections office on 01453 766321.

To register to vote, please go to www.gov.uk/register-to-vote. You will need your national insurance number and registering only takes a few minutes.

Voting by post

Postal vote deadline - 5pm, Monday 14 April 2025.

To apply for a postal vote either:

Completed applications must be received by Wednesday 17 April 2024. The first postal votes are expected to hit on Saturday 13 April 2024 and the second batch on Friday 19 April 2024.

Voting by proxy

Proxy vote deadline - 5pm, Wednesday 23 April 20245. 

To apply for a proxy vote either:

 Completed applications must be received by Wednesday 23 April 2025. A reminder your proxy will need to vote on your behalf at your polling station and present Voter ID.

Emergency Proxy

Emergency Proxy deadline - 5pm Thursday 1 May 2025. 

In certain circumstances, where you have an emergency that means you can't vote in person, you can apply for an emergency proxy, to allow someone you trust to vote on your behalf at your polling station. This must be due to reasons that you weren't aware of before the Wednesday 23 April 2025 at 5pm.

You may be able to request an emergency proxy if one of the following applies:

- You have a medical emergency

- You are away for work

Please download and complete the relevant application form from the links above and return to Electoral Services, Stroud District Council, Ebley Mill, Stroud, GL5 4UB or send a clear scan or photo of the completed form by email to elections@stroud.gov.uk. The completed application form needs to be returned by 5pm on Thursday 2 May 2024.

An elector can apply for an emergency proxy on the grounds relating to Voter ID if after the deadline to apply for a Voter Authority Certificate (5pm, Wednesday 23 April 2025) and 5pm on polling day (Thursday 1 May 2025) any of the following apply:

  • Elector or proxy's photographic ID, Voter Authority Certificate of Anonymous Elector's Document has been lost, stolen, destroyed or damaged so that it is no longer useable - must have occurred after 5pm on Wednesday 23 April 2025).
  • Elector or proxy has sent their photographic ID that they would use in a polling station to another person/organisation to prove their identity and is unlikely to be returned in time for polling day. 
  • Elector or proxy applied for photographic ID, a Voter Authority Certificate or Anonymous Elector's Document in the 3 months before the Wednesday 25 April 2025 and their photographic ID has not arrived. 
  • An Anonymous Elector has not been issued with an Anonymous Elector's document.
  • An Anonymous Elector has been issued with an Anonymous Elector's Document and, after the deadline, has been allocated to an elector number that is different to the one shown on their Anonymous Elector's Document.
  • Elector or proxy had been issued a Temporary Voter Authority Certificate for a specific date but the election was adjourned. 

Emergency Proxy - Voter ID - the application must be completed and returned to elections@stroud.gov.uk, delivered to Ebley Mill or posted to Electoral Services, Stroud District Council, Ebley Mill, Ebley Wharf, Stroud, Glos, GL5 4UB for checking before the elector/proxy can attend the polling station. the completed application must be received by 5pm on Thursday 1 May 2025.

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