Information for candidates and agents
This page contains relevant information and guidance for prospective candidates and their agents for the Thursday 1 May 2025 Warwickshire County Council elections.
Electoral timetable
The timetable contains the statutory deadlines applicable at this election.
Nomination papers
The nomination deadline for this election was Wednesday 2 April 2025 at 4pm.
County Council electoral divisions
View a map of the electoral divisions for all of Warwickshire County Council.
Register requests and absent vote lists
Copies of the relevant part of the electoral register will be available once an individual becomes an official candidate. The earliest point this will be is when the Notice of Election is published, and you are declared as the candidate.
At your nomination appointment, we will supply (upon request) the Electoral Commission register request form for completion.
Candidate and Agent briefing
The candidates and agents briefing was held on 14 March 2025 at 4:55pm. If you would like a copy of the slides from the training, please contact elections@warwickdc.gov.uk
Poll cards
Poll cards will be despatched to Royal Mail on 21 March 2025, with expected delivery from 24 March 2025. A second run of poll cards will be released on 24 April 2025, covering later registrations or amendments.
Postal votes
Postal votes will be released to Royal Mail in two tranches.
- The first tranche will be despatched from printers on 11 April 2025
- The second and final tranche will be despatched from printers on 22 April 2025
The first tranche will include any elector with an existing postal vote in place before 18 March 2025. Electors or proxies who submit a successfully determined postal vote application between 18 March 2025 and the postal vote deadline at 5pm on Monday 14 April 2025 will be included in the second tranche.
Registration
The deadline for registering to vote at this election is midnight, Friday 11 April 2025. Individuals can register online. If an individual is unable to register online, please direct the individual to contact us at 01926 456105.
Count venue, count agents and polling agents
The Verification and Count will take place at Stoneleigh NAEC. Once a candidate is validly nominated, you will be entitled to attend the verification and counting of votes. In addition to candidates and their agents, a candidate will be able to bring ONE guest and appoint a fixed number of count agents.
The number of count agents is determined using the EC formula and will be communicated to you at a later stage. Please refer to the Electoral Commission guidance for Candidates and Agents for further in-depth details.
Last updated - 10 April 2025