Election for Rushden South, Rushden Town Council - Thursday 19 March 2026

Postal votes at this election

Poll cards

Your polling station is indicated on your poll card. You don’t need your poll card to be able to vote unless you are registered anonymously. If you bring it with you, please take it with you when you leave the polling station.

Polling stations

The polling stations for this election are at:

• Heritage Chapel and Halls, Park Road, NN10 0RW
• The John White Golf Club, Bedford Road, NN10 0SA
• Rushden Town Council Hall, Hall Park, NN10 9NG

Polling station opening hours are 7am until 10pm on Thursday 19 March 2026.

Postal votes

If you are already registered as a postal voter, you will receive a postal voting pack by post.

Postal votes are being sent on Friday 6 March 2026.

If you are not already a postal voter, you can complete a postal vote application form and submit it to the electoral registration office by 5pm on 4 March 2026. Applicants must already be registered to vote.

Returning postal votes

Complete and return your postal vote as soon as possible using the freepost envelope provided. Only postal votes that are received by the returning officer by 10pm on polling day are counted. If you have a postal vote, you will not be able to vote in the polling station on polling day.

If you forget to send your postal vote back in time, completed postal vote packs can be handed into the council offices at Bowling Green Road, Kettering, NN15 7QX during office hours and at any polling station in the electoral area on polling day between 7am and 10pm.

You will be provided with a postal vote return form which you must complete. You can hand in your own postal vote and postal votes for up to 5 other voters.

Do not put any postal votes in the letter box of the council office as they will be rejected.

Lost or spoilt postal votes

Postal voters can apply for a replacement for a spoilt or lost postal vote from Friday 13 March 2026 up until 5pm on polling day Thursday 19 March 2026.

Replacement postal ballot packs will only be issued in person to the elector themselves upon presentation of suitable photographic ID at North Northamptonshire Council, Municipal Offices, Bowling Green Road, Kettering, NN15 7QX.

Last updated 03 March 2026