Hemsworth Town Council Kinsley and Fitzwilliam Ward

City Of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council notice of election

Election of a Town/Parish Councillor for the Hemsworth Town Council - Fitzwilliam and Kinsley Ward

An election is to be held of one Town/Parish Councillor for the Hemsworth Town Council - Fitzwilliam and Kinsley Ward

1. Forms of nomination paper are available from the Returning Officer, Electoral Services Office, Wakefield Town Hall, Wood Street, Wakefield, WF1 2HQ, who will at the request of any elector for the said electoral area, prepare for signature a nomination paper
   
   
2. Nomination papers must be delivered by hand to the Returning Officer, Electoral Services Office, Wakefield Town Hall, Wood Street, Wakefield, WF1 2HQ, on any normal working day from the date of this notice, but not later than 4pm on Wednesday 29 April 2026 during office hours. The Electoral Services Office is open from 8:30am to 5pm (Monday to Thursday) and 8:30am to 4.30pm (Fridays)
   
   
3. If an election is contested the poll will take place on Thursday 28 May 2026
   
   
4. Applications to register to vote must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at Electoral Services Office, Town Hall, Wood Street, Wakefield, WF1 2HQ, by 12 midnight on Monday 11 May 2026. Applications can be made online
   
   
5. New applications to vote by post and requests to cancel or change an existing postal or proxy votes must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at Electoral Services Office, Room 45, County Hall, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 2QW by 5pm on Tuesday 12 May 2026 if they are to be effective for this election. Applications can be made online
   
   
6. Applications for a Voter Authority Certificate or an Anonymous Elector's Document valid for this election must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at Electoral Services Office, Wakefield Town Hall, Wood Street, Wakefield, WF1 2HQ, by 5pm on Tuesday 19 May 2026. Applications can be made online 
   
   
7. New applications to vote by proxy except on the grounds of a medical or work emergency must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at Electoral Services Office, Wakefield Town Hall, Wood Street, Wakefield, WF1 2HQ, by 5pm on Tuesday 19 May 2026, if they are to be effective for this election. Applications can be made online 
   
   
8. Applications to vote by proxy on the grounds of a medical or work emergency must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at Electoral Services Office, Wakefield Town Hall, Wood Street, Wakefield, WF1 2HQ, by 5pm on Thursday 28 May 2026 if they are to be effective for this election
   
   

Tony Reeves
Dated: Tuesday, 21 April 2026 Returning Officer
Printed and Published by the Returning Officer, Electoral Services Office, Wakefield Town Hall, Wood Street, Wakefield, WF1 2HQ