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Local Elections - Thursday 4th May 2023

Elections

The next local elections take place on Thursday 4th May 2023 – this includes elections for Beverley Town Council.

If you are considering standing for election, please read the below information and look through our website to see what Beverley Town Council is all about.  It’s particularly important not to confuse us with East Riding of Yorkshire Council, which whilst also having elections at the same time and is based in Beverley, is the senior local authority and a completely different organisation to Beverley Town Council.

About Beverley Town Council

Beverley Town Council is at the heart of the local community.  With fourteen elected councillors and a small staff team, what it lacks in scale it makes up for in positive impact and passion for Beverley.

The Town Council consist of four wards – Minster North, Minster South, St Mary’s East and St Mary’s West). These are all within the Town Council (or Parish) boundaries.

Whilst East Riding of Yorkshire Council oversees many larger, infrastructure issues such as housing, highways, social services, council tax, etc., the Town Council helps to bring a uniqueness to Beverley and works at a grassroots level within the community.

You can find out more information about the Town Council, including councillor contact details, meeting schedules, minutes and agenda, financies, etc. in the Your Council drop down menu towards to top of the page.

Councillors have identified three key strategic ambitions which will guide everything that they do. These are:

  • Making Beverley a cleaner and greener place to live, work and be happy.
  • Making Beverley a place where everyone matters, and people pull together.
  • Making Beverley Town Council’s finances and organisational structure clear, so that people can understand how their money is spent.

Beverley Town Councillors believe that by prioritising efforts in this way, the organisation will be more effective in making decisions which affect our town and its people.

If you want to find out more about the role of a Beverley Town Councillor, you are welcome to arrange a time to meet with the Acting Town Clerk to discuss this – please call 01482 874096 or email clerk@beverley.gov.uk to make an appointment.

If You Want to Stand for Election

The whole election process is actually managed by East Riding of Yorkshire Council, not the Town Council.   Here are some important dates and details regarding the process you must follow if you want to stand for election to Beverley Town Council:

  1. Nomination papers must be delivered to the Returning Officer at Electoral Services, County Hall, Beverley HU17 9BA between 9am and 5pm on any working day from the date of publication of this notice (excluding bank holidays) but no later than 4pm on TUESDAY 4 APRIL 2023.
  2. Nomination papers may be obtained from the offices of the Returning Officer, Electoral Services, County Hall, Beverley HU17 9BA, during the times stated above.
  3. If any election is contested the poll will take place on THURSDAY 4 MAY 2023.
  4. Applications to register to vote must reach the Electoral Registration Officer by 12 midnight on 17 APRIL 2023. Applications can be made online: www.gov.uk/register-to-vote.
  5. Applications, amendments or cancellations of postal votes must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at Electoral Services, County Hall, Beverley HU17 9BA by 5 pm on 18 APRIL 2023.
  6. Applications for a Voter Authority Certificate or an Anonymous Elector’s Document valid for this election must reach the Electoral Registration Officer by 5pm on 25 APRIL 2023. Applications can be made online: www.gov.uk/apply-for-photo-id-voter-authority-certificate.
  7. Applications to vote by proxy at this election must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at Electoral Services, County Hall, Beverley HU17 9BA by 5 pm on 25 APRIL 2023.
  8. Applications to vote by emergency proxy at this election must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at Electoral Services, County Hall, Beverley HU17 9BA by 5 pm on 4 MAY 2023.

More information can be found on the East Riding of Yorkshire Council website: https://www.eastriding.gov.uk/council/elections-and-voting/information-for-candidates/

Click here to view of official Notices of Elections for Town and Parish Councils.

Click here to view of official Notices of Elections for East Riding of Yorkshire Council.