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Recall petition – Wellingborough constituency

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Recall petition – Wellingborough constituency

On Wednesday 25 October 2023, notice was received from the Speaker of the House of Commons that a Recall Petition under the Recall of MPs Act 2015 was to be opened in respect of Peter Bone MP.

The petition can be signed from Wednesday 8 November to Tuesday 19 December 2023.

Notices

In accordance with The Recall of MPs Act 2015 (Recall Petition) notice is hereby given that there will be a petition to decide whether Peter Bone, the MP for Wellingborough should lose his seat as an MP and a by-election should be held to decide who will be the MP for this constituency.

The petition has been started because Peter Bone MP has been suspended from sitting in the House of Commons for a period of 6 weeks for breaching the code of conduct for MPs.

Petition signing period: From 9am on Wednesday 8 November 2023 until 5pm on Tuesday 19 December 2023.

Designated signing place opening times:  Monday to Friday from 9am on Wednesday 8 November until 5pm on Tuesday 19 December 2023.

Extended opening hours: All designated signing places will be open on Monday 13 November 2023 from 9am until 8pm. 

The designated signing places are situated at:

  • Tithe Barn Council Offices, Tithe Barn Road, Wellingborough, NN8 1BN
  • Castle Theatre, Castle Way, Wellingborough, NN8 1XA
  • Wellingborough Rugby Football Club, Cuthroat Lane, Great Doddington, NN29 7TZ
  • Finedon Community Centre, 71 Wellingborough Rd, Finedon, NN9 5LG
  • Rushden Historical Transport Society, John Clark Way, Rushden, NN10 0AW
  • Redwell Leisure Centre, Barnwell Road, Wellingborough, NN8 5LP
  • Parsons Hall, 104 High Street, Irchester, NN29 7AB
  • Council Buildings, Rushden Centre, Newton Road, NN10 0PT
  • The John White Golf Club, Bedford Road, Rushden, NN10 0SA

Eligibility to sign the recall petition: A person can sign the recall petition during the signing period if on the day that they are signing they are a person registered in the register of parliamentary electors for the constituency and they are aged 18 or over, or the date of his or her 18th birthday is before the end of the signing period, and the person would be entitled to vote as an elector at a parliamentary election in the constituency.

Publication of Eligible Electorate and 10% Threshold

The Petition Officer gives public notice that:

(a) the number of persons who are entitled to sign the petition is 79,402
(b) the number of persons who would need to sign the petition for the petition to be successful in accordance with section 14 of the Recall of MP’s Act 2015 (determination of whether recall petition successful) is 7,940

Issued by: 

Adele Wylie
Petition Officer
North Northamptonshire Council
Bowling Green Road
Kettering
NN15 7QX

The Petition Officer gives public notice that:

  • (a) the number of persons who are entitled to sign the petition is 79,046
  • (b) the number of persons who would need to sign the petition for the petition to be successful in accordance with section 14 of the Recall of MP’s Act 2015 (determination of whether recall petition successful) is 7,904

Issued by:

Adele Wylie
Petition Officer
North Northamptonshire Council
Bowling Green Road
Kettering
NN15 7QX

Date: 8 November 2023

Contact us

The Electoral Commission has information for voters at a recall petition.

For further information relating to the recall petition, please contact your local elections office.

Last updated 13 November 2023

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