Election for Rushden Town Council, Donne Close Ward

Election of a Councillor for Rushden Town Council

Ward: Donne Close

Number of Councillors to be elected: One

1. An election is to be held for a Councillor for the above named ward of Rushden Town Council.
2. Nomination papers may be obtained during normal office hours from the offices of the Returning Officer, Municipal Offices, Bowling Green Road, Kettering, NN15 7QX, or online at The Electoral Commission or by emailing [email protected], or by telephoning 01536 805115. The Returning Officer will, at the request of any elector, prepare a nomination paper for signature.
3. Nomination papers must be delivered by hand to the Returning Officer at Municipal Offices, Bowling Green Road, Kettering, NN15 7QX by no later than 4pm on Friday 14 November 2025.
4. The times during which the Returning Officer will accept delivery of nomination papers are as follows:
   Day and date - Any working day (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays) from Friday 7 November 2025 until Friday 14 November 2025
   Time for submission of nomination papers - From 9:30am until 4pm
5. An appointment should be made in advance for the delivery of nomination papers by telephoning 01536 805115 or by emailing [email protected].
6. An informal check of nomination papers may be requested prior to formal submission. Nomination papers to be checked informally should be scanned as a pdf file and submitted by email to [email protected] by no later than 4pm on Thursday 13 November 2025. Formal submission of nomination papers must be made by hand as detailed at points 3 and 4 above.
7. If any election is contested the poll will take place on Thursday 11 December 2025.
8. Applications to register to vote must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at Municipal Offices, Bowling Green Road, Kettering, NN15 7QX by 12 midnight on Tuesday 25 November 2025. Apply to register to vote.
9. Applications, amendments or cancellations of postal votes and amendments or cancellations of proxy votes must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at Municipal Offices, Bowling Green Road, Kettering, NN15 7QX by 5pm on Wednesday 26 November 2025. Apply for a postal vote.
10. Applications for a Voter Authority Certificate or an Anonymous Elector’s Document valid for this election must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at Municipal Offices, Bowling Green Road, Kettering, NN15 7QX by 5pm on Wednesday 3 December 2025. Apply for a Voter Authority Certificate.
11. New applications to vote by proxy at this election must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at Municipal Offices, Bowling Green Road, Kettering, NN15 7QX by 5pm on Wednesday 3 December 2025. Apply for a proxy vote.
12. Applications to vote by emergency proxy at this election must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at Municipal Offices, Bowling Green Road, Kettering, NN15 7QX by 5pm on Thursday 11 December 2025.

Date of publication: Thursday 6 November 2025

Adele Wylie
Returning Officer

Printed and published by the Returning Officer, Municipal Offices, Bowling Green Road, Kettering, NN15 7QX