Local Elections - Thursday 2nd May 2019
What does Skegness Town Council do?
Skegness Town Council is a medium to large sized parish covering Skegness & Winthorpe.
A List of Councils' current duties are:
- Management of the Cemetery, Remembrance Garden, Sunshine Play Area, Allotments, Christmas Illuminations and some of the benches, notice boards and bus shelters in the town
- Provision of Community Grants
- Review and comment on planning applications within the Town
- Liaise with relevant authorities regarding infrastructure /policing/community issues to represent your views and get the best advantage for the local area
- Engage with all interested parties regarding current and future shape of life in the local area
- Amenity grass cutting in Skegness and maintenance of some parish paths
- Jolly Fisherman Trademark
- Hanging Baskets and Planters (Town Centre and Castleton Boulevard only)
- War Memorial maintenance
- Neighbourhood Development Plan
- Charity Street Collection Licensing
- Remembrance Parade organisation
- Mayoral and Town Crier support for events
- Provision of Christmas Illuminations
For more information about Skegness Town Council please click here
Am I eligible to stand for election?
To be able to stand as a candidate at a local government election in England and Wales you must:
- be at least 18 years old
- be a UK or Commonwealth citizen; or be a citizen of the Republic of Ireland; or be a citizen of another Member State of the European Union
- Be an elector of the local council; or in the past 12 months occupied land or other premises in the area the local council serves (as owner or tenant); or work in the area local council serves (as your principal or only place of work); or live within three miles of the local council boundary.
For more information please see the Electoral Commission Website
How do I stand for election?
Check you are eligible and then contact the ELDC elections officer on 01507 601111 for a nomination pack (these should be available from March 2019).
Please note your nomination paper and consent to nomination must be delivered by hand to ELDC at Manby Park, Louth.
Click here fore further details
Timetable for Elections 2019
Event |
Details |
Working Days Before Poll |
Date |
|---|---|---|---|
Publication of notice of election |
East Lindsey District Council announce that there is to be an election |
Not later than 25 days |
26th March 2019 |
Delivery of nomination papers |
Those that wish to stand for election must hand in their nomination forms to East Lindsey District Council |
From the date stated on the notice of election on the nineteenth working day before the election (4pm) |
From the date stated on the notice of election on 3rd April 2019 (4pm) |
Deadline for withdrawals of nomination |
Last date that you can withdraw your application to stand for election |
19 days (4pm) |
3rd April 2019 (4pm) |
Publication of statement of persons nominated |
East Lindsey District Council will produce their list of who has been nominated for election |
Not later than 18 days (4pm) |
4th April 2019 (4pm) |
Deadline for receiving applications for registration |
Deadline to register on the electoral register to have your opportunity to vote in this election |
12 days |
12th April 2019 |
Deadline for receiving new postal vote and postal proxy applications, and for changes to existing postal or proxy votes |
Last opportunity to register to vote by post in this election |
11 days (5pm) |
15th April 2019 (5pm) |
Deadline for receiving new applications to vote by proxy (not postal proxy or emergency proxies) |
If you are unable to vote in person you can register to vote by proxy |
6 days (5pm) |
24th April 2019 (5pm) |
Publication of second interim election notice of alteration |
Interim notice of alterations published by East Lindsey District Council |
18 days - 6 days |
Between 4th April and 24th April 2019 (inclusive) |
Publication of notice of poll |
Not later than 6 days |
24th April 2019 |
|
Publication of final election notice |
5 days |
25th April 2019 |
|
Deadline for notification of appointment of polling and counting agents |
5 days |
25th April 2019 |
|
First date that electors can apply for a replacement for lost postal votes |
4 days |
26th April 2019 |
|
Polling day |
0 (7am - 10pm) |
Thursday 2nd May 2019 |
|
Last time that electors can apply for a replacement for spoilt or lost postal votes |
0 (5pm) |
2nd May 2019 (5pm) |
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Deadline for emergency proxy applications |
0 (5pm) |
2nd May 2019 (5pm) |
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Last time to alter the register due to clerical error or court appeal |
0 (9pm) |
2nd May 2019 (9pm) |
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Delivery of return as to election expenses (parish council elections only) |
Not later than 28 calendar days after the date of the election |
30th May 2019 |
|
Sending postal vote identifier rejection notices |
Within 3 calendar months beginning with the date of the poll |
2nd August 2019 |
Information, Jargon Buster Elections, 2019.01.15 (PDF, 65 Kb)
Jargon Buster - Definitions of commonly used words