Election for Rushden Town Council - Thursday 19 March 2026

Election of a Councillor for Rushden Town Council

Number of Councillors to be elected: One

1. An election is to be held for a Councillor for the Rushden South 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 20 February 2026.
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 13 February 2026 until Friday 20 February 2026
   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 19 February 2026. 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 19 March 2026.
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 3 March 2026. 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 4 March 2026. 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 11 March 2026. 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 11 March 2026. 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 19 March 2026.

Date of publication: Thursday 12 February 2026

Adele Wylie
Returning Officer

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

Local government election

Local authority name: Rushden Town Council
Name of ward: Rushden South
Date of election: Thursday 19 March 2026

The following people have been or stand nominated for election to this parish. Those who no longer stand nominated have a comment in the right hand column:

Adele Wylie
Returning Officer
Dated: Monday 23 February 2026

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