In our 101 Reasons to Love the Cotswolds collection, Election countdown starts in the Cotswolds stands out as a reminder that the area is about much more than pretty views.
You will find the background, local detail and small points of interest that make Election countdown starts in the Cotswolds worth knowing about, especially if you enjoy the stories behind the Cotswolds.
19/03/2015
The countdown has begun to be biggest combination of elections in the Cotswolds for 40 years.
As well as the General Election taking place on Thursday, May 7, voters will elect a slimmed-down Cotswold District Council, while more than 600 parish and town council seats are also up for grabs.
As well as the General Election taking place on Thursday, May 7, voters will elect a slimmed-down Cotswold District Council, while more than 600 parish and town council seats are also up for grabs.
Voters in the Cotswold District will help to elect an MP for The Cotswolds constituency which covers the entire Cotswold District together with three Stroud District Council wards (Kingswood, Minchinhampton, and Wotton-under-Edge).
On the same day there will be elections to Cotswold District Council which are the first to be conducted since the revision of boundaries. Overall, the number of councillors has been reduced from 44 to 34, with 30 single-member wards and 2 two-member wards. All 34 seats are up for election.
Elections for all parish and town councils across the district will also take place on May 7, with 606 seats to be decided.
The overall Parliamentary electorate is around 77,000, of whom around 12,000 (15%) have chosen to vote by post.
The counting of votes will take place at Cotswold Leisure Centre, Tetbury Road, Cirencester on Thursday, May 7, and Friday, May 8.
The election process begins with the publication of Notices of Election – on Monday, March 23, for the district, parish and town councils, and then on Tuesday, March 31, for the General Election.
Copies of these notices will be available on Cotswold District Council’s website, at the district council offices in Cirencester, and in each parish.
To be a candidate at any of these elections, you must deliver completed nomination papers and supporting documents by hand to the Returning Officer at the Council Offices, Trinity Road, Cirencester, Glos, GL7 1PX by 4pm on Thursday, April 9.
Polling cards will be sent out to voters on Tuesday, March 31.
Cotswold District Council’s elections helpline is 01285 623002 and more information can be found at www.cotswold.gov.uk
On the same day there will be elections to Cotswold District Council which are the first to be conducted since the revision of boundaries. Overall, the number of councillors has been reduced from 44 to 34, with 30 single-member wards and 2 two-member wards. All 34 seats are up for election.
Elections for all parish and town councils across the district will also take place on May 7, with 606 seats to be decided.
The overall Parliamentary electorate is around 77,000, of whom around 12,000 (15%) have chosen to vote by post.
The counting of votes will take place at Cotswold Leisure Centre, Tetbury Road, Cirencester on Thursday, May 7, and Friday, May 8.
The election process begins with the publication of Notices of Election – on Monday, March 23, for the district, parish and town councils, and then on Tuesday, March 31, for the General Election.
Copies of these notices will be available on Cotswold District Council’s website, at the district council offices in Cirencester, and in each parish.
To be a candidate at any of these elections, you must deliver completed nomination papers and supporting documents by hand to the Returning Officer at the Council Offices, Trinity Road, Cirencester, Glos, GL7 1PX by 4pm on Thursday, April 9.
Polling cards will be sent out to voters on Tuesday, March 31.
Cotswold District Council’s elections helpline is 01285 623002 and more information can be found at www.cotswold.gov.uk
