North Northants elections - reminder of the key dates
Elections and voting10 March 2025
Residents are being asked to get ready for elections taking place in North Northants, following the publishing of the Notice of Election on Friday 7 March.
On Thursday 1 May 2025, two sets of elections will take place:
- North Northamptonshire Council elections
- Town and Parish elections
These elections will be the first under changes to local government boundaries and wards, which will see a reduction in the number of Councillors from 78 to 68 and some residents voting in a new or different ward. A list of the new boundaries is available on the NNC website.
Due to the changes in boundaries, your polling station might differ from the last time you voted, and the council are asking residents to double check their poll card when it arrives closer to election day. The council are expecting poll cards to start landing on doorsteps across North Northants from week commencing 24 March.
Alongside these changes, residents are being reminded of some key deadlines:
- If you’re not already registered to vote yet, the deadline to do so is Friday 11 April. If you’ve recently moved home or changed your name, you may need to update your details to ensure you can take part.
- New postal vote applications need to be submitted by 5pm on Monday 14 April.
- New proxy vote applications need to be submitted by 5pm on Wednesday 23 April.
- Anyone wishing to vote in person now needs to bring acceptable photographic ID, an Anonymous Electors Document or a Voter Authority Certificate. If you don’t have an accepted form of ID, you can apply for a free Voter Authority Certificate. The deadline for this is also 5pm on Wednesday 23 April.
A list of accepted ID is available on the council website and applicants for Voter Authority Certificates must be registered to vote beforehand.
These local elections are extremely important, and the votes cast will decide who represents communities across North Northamptonshire for the next 4 years.Adele Wylie, Returning Officer for North Northamptonshire Council
From our smallest parish councils right through to the unitary council, the decisions made by Councillors have a huge impact on communities and residents.
With this in mind, we want to make sure as many people as possible have the chance to have their say which is why we are taking this opportunity to remind all residents of the key dates and deadlines to vote in this election.
More information about the elections will be made available on the council website. A list of candidates will be available nearer to Thursday 1 May.
Results for North Northamptonshire Council elections will be announced on Friday 2 May and for town and parish elections on Saturday 3 May.