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Elections

Information on Derbyshire County Council elections, and other types of election in your area.


You can register to vote and find out more about elections by visiting the website of the council you're interested in.

Derbyshire County Council elections

Derbyshire County Council elections are held once every 4 years for councillors to be elected for each of the divisions in the county.

Other local government elections

Elections are also held for district, borough and city councils as well as parish and town councils.

General election

In a Parliamentary election, also known as a general election, every area of the country votes for one Member of Parliament (MP) to represent them in the House of Commons.

What Parliament does

The UK Parliament represents the people of the United Kingdom and has the power to make decisions and pass laws on a wide range of issues that affect you.

Parliament debates major issues and hears legal cases in the House of Lords amongst other duties.

Members of Parliament

In a general election you can vote for one candidate in your constituency, or seat, and the person with the most votes will become the Member of Parliament (MP) for that area.

The political party with the highest number of MPs in the House of Commons forms the government.

Notice of election -  South Derbyshire

Electoral division: Swadlincote South

Number of county councillors to be elected: One

Forms of nomination for the county election may be obtained at Civic Offices, Civic Way, Swadlincote,Derbyshire, DE11 0AH from the Returning Officer who will, at the request of an elector for any electoral area prepare a nomination paper for signature.

Nomination papers must be delivered to the returning officer, Civic Offices, Civic Way, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE11 0AH, on any day after the date of this notice but no later than 4 pm on Thursday, 3 August 2023.

If any election is contested the poll will take place on Thursday, 31 August 2023.

Applications to register to vote must reach the Electoral Registration Officer by midnight on Monday 14 August 2023.

Applications, amendments or cancellations of postal votes and amendments or cancellations of proxy votes must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at Civic Offices, Civic Way, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE11 0AH, by 5 pm on Tuesday, 15th August 2023.

New applications to vote by proxy at this election must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at Civic Offices, Civic Way, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE11 0AH by 5pm on Tuesday, 22 August 2023.

Applications to vote by emergency proxy at this election on grounds of physical incapacity or forwork / service reasons must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at Civic Offices, Civic Way,Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE11 0AH by 5pm on Thursday, 31 August 2023. The physical incapacity must have occurred after 5pm on Tuesday, 22 August 2023. To apply on the grounds of work / service, the person must have become aware that they cannot go to the polling station in person after 5pm on Tuesday, 22 August 2023.