Upcoming Elections

Police & Crime Commissioner Election - Thursday, 2 May 2024

The election of a Police & Crime Commissioner (PCC) for the Leicestershire Police Area - covering nine local authority voting areas - will be held on Thursday, 2 May 2024 between 7:00 am and 10:00 pm.

The Police Area Returning Officer (PARO) for the Leicestershire Police Area is Leicester City Council. The Local Returning Officer (LRO) for the Oadby and Wigston voting area is Oadby & Wigston Borough Council.

Further information about the election, including the PCC's role, can be found on the information portal below.

Leicestershire PCC Election 2024 | Information Portal

Register to Vote

If you're not registered to vote, you will not be able to vote at this election.

The deadline to register to vote for this election passed at 11:59 pm on Tuesday, 16 April 2024.

Voter ID

You must show an accepted form of photo ID to be able to vote at a polling station at this election.

You can use any of the following:

• Passport
• Photocard driving licence (including provisional)
• Blue badge
• Identity card with PASS mark (Proof of Age Standards Scheme)
• Biometric immigration document
• Defence identity card
• National identity card issued by an EEA state
• Older person’s bus pass
• Disabled person’s bus pass
• Oyster 60+ card
• Freedom pass
• Voter Authority Certificate (free voter ID)*

The complete list of accepted forms of photo ID is also available to view on the Electoral Commission's website.

The name on your photo ID should be the same name you used to register to vote.

If it is not, you may be required to bring additional documents to the polling station (e.g. a marriage certificate, deed poll, utility bills etc.) to satisfactorily explain the name variation.

You can still use your photo ID even if it's out of date, as long as the photo on the ID still looks like you.

*The deadline to apply for a Voter Authority Certificate for this election passed at 5:00 pm on Wednesday, 24 April 2024.

For more information on accepted forms of photo ID, visit our voter ID page.

Poll Cards

Poll cards have been issued to all registered voters providing relevant election information.

If you've not recieved a poll card, it could mean that you're not registered to vote and, unfortunately, it's now too late to do so.

You don't need your poll card to vote at a polling station, as long as you're registered to vote and bring an accepted form of photo ID.

Candidates

The candidates standing for election and for which political party are below.

Name	Political Party
Fizza Askari	One Leicester
Aasiya Bora	Green Party
Rupert Oliver Matthews	Conservatives
Rory Palmer	Labour and Co-operative Party
Ian Robert Sharpe	Liberal Democrats

Further candidate information can also be found on the Choose My PCC website below or call 0300 1311323.

Choose My PCC | Leicestershire

Voting at a Polling Station

A polling station is a designated place where you go to vote in person on election day.

To find out where your polling station is, click the button below.

Find my Polling Station

Details of your polling station can also be found on your poll card.

Voting by Post

A postal vote is when you complete and return a postal vote pack sent to you before election day which contains your ballot paper and postal vote statement.

The deadline to apply for a postal vote for this election passed at 5:00 pm on Wednesday, 17 April 2024.

Postal vote packs have been issued to all registered postal voters.

If you have not received your postal vote pack by Friday, 26 April 2024 please contact us.

The deadline to return completed postal vote packs for this election by 10:00 pm on Thursday, 2 May 2024.

Postal vote packs should be returned by Royal Mail post as soon as possible.

You can also return your postal vote pack (plus postal vote packs for up to 5 other postal voters) by hand:

• To the Brocks Hill Council Offices on Washbrook Lane, Oadby (LE2 5JJ) during office hours; or
• To any polling station in the Oadby and Wigston voting area on election day.

You will be required to complete a Postal Vote Return Form if you return any postal vote pack(s) by hand.

Postal vote packs must not:

• Be left in the Council Offices' external postbox or unattended reception point; or
• Be handled by political campaigners (subject to limited exceptions).

Postal vote packs will be rejected if they are not received and/or handled in the correct way.

For more information on voting by post, visit our absent voting page.

Further information on correct postal vote pack handling can be found on the Electoral Commission's website.

Voting by Proxy

A proxy vote is when you appoint someone you trust to vote in person on your behalf at your polling station.

The deadline to apply for a proxy vote for this election passed at 5:00 pm on Wednesday, 24 April 2024.

Your proxy must bring an accepted form of photo ID for themselves (not for you) to the polling station.

For more information on voting by proxy, visit our absent voting page.

Voting by Emergency Proxy

In certain circumstances, where you have an emergency that means you cannot vote in person, you can apply for an emergency proxy vote to appoint a proxy to attend your polling station to vote on your behalf.

These circumstances are limited to:

• You having a medical emergency or disability;
• You are called away for work; or
• Your accepted form of photo ID is lost, stolen,destroyed or damaged.

This must be something that you weren’t aware of before and/or which arose after the deadline to apply for a normal proxy vote at 5:00 pm on Wednesday, 24 April 2024.

If, and only if, this applies to you, you may complete the relevant emergency proxy vote application form below.

Application to vote by emergency proxy (medical or disability)

Application to vote by emergency proxy (employment)

Application to vote by emergency proxy (photo ID)

The deadline to apply for an emergency proxy vote for this election is 5:00 pm on Thursday, 2 May 2024.

Your application must include your date of birth, your own authentic signature and a supporting declaration and/or suitable evidence. It is also recommended that you include your and your proxy’s contact information should we need to contact you/them at short-notice.

Your proxy must be a registered elector and bring an accepted form of photo ID for themselves (not for you) to the polling station.

Return your completed application form either by post or in person (if you apply on or imminently before polling day itself) to Electoral Services, Oadby and Wigston Borough Council, Brocks Hill Council Offices, Washbrook Lane, Oadby, Leicester, LE2 5JJ or by e-mail to absent.votes@oadby-wigston.gov.uk.

For more information on voting by emergency proxy, visit our absent voting page.

Key Events, Dates and Times

Event	Date/Time
Publication of notice of election	26 March 2024
Publication of statement of persons nominated	8 April 2024, 4:00 pm
Deadline to register to vote	16 April 2024, 11:59 pm (Deadline Passed)
Deadline to apply for a postal vote or change an existing postal vote	17 April 2024, 5:00 pm (Deadline Passed)
Deadline to apply for a proxy vote	24 April 2024, 5:00 pm (Deadline Passed)
Deadline to apply for a voter authority certificate	24 April 2024, 5:00 pm (Deadline Passed)
Publication of notice of poll	24 April 2024
Publication of situation of polling stations	24 April 2024
First date to apply for for a replacement for a spoilt or lost postal vote	26 April 2024
Polling day	2 May 2024, 7:00 am - 10:00 pm
Deadline to apply for a replacement for a spoilt or lost postal vote	2 May 2024, 5:00 pm
Deadline to apply for an emergency proxy vote	2 May 2024, 5:00 pm
Deadline to alter the register due to a clerical error	2 May 2024, 9:00 pm
Deadline for production of temporary voter authority certificates	2 May 2024, 10:00 pm
Verification and count	3 May 2024, 9:00 am - Finish

Election Notices

• Notice of Election - PCC Election (2 May 2024) (PDF Document, 79.4 Kb)
• Statement of Persons Nominated - PCC Election (2 May 2024) (PDF Document, 78.87 Kb)
• Notice of Election Agents - PCC Election (2 May 2024) (PDF Document, 79.43 Kb)
• Notice of Election Sub-Agents - PCC Election (2 May 2024) (PDF Document, 115.6 Kb)
• Notice of Poll - PCC Election (2 May 2024) (PDF Document, 77.36 Kb)
• Notice of Situation of Polling Stations (Oadby & Wigston Voting Area) - PCC Election (2 May 2024) (PDF Document, 22.89 Kb)