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Charlbury Town Council by-election

There is a vacancy on Charlbury Town Council due to Russell Robson standing down as a councillor.

Nominations are invited for the seat. If more than one nomination is received, an election will be held on 6th February.

The following details are taken from West Oxfordshire District Council's notice of the election:

Standing as a candidate

Nomination Papers may be obtained from the offices of the Returning Officer, Council Offices, Woodgreen, Witney, Oxon, OX28 1NB on Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm (excluding any bank holidays). They may alternatively be obtained from the Clerk of the Charlbury Town Council (Roger Clarke, 01608 810608).

Nomination Papers must be delivered to the Returning Officer, at the Electoral Services Office, Council Offices, Woodgreen, Witney, Oxon, OX28 1NB, on any date after the date of this notice, on Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm (excluding any bank holidays), but not later than 12 noon on Friday 10 January 2014.

Election details

If the election is contested, the poll will take place on Thursday 6 February 2014.

Applications to vote by post, or to vary or cancel existing postal or proxy voting arrangements, must reach the Electoral Registration Officer by 5 pm on Wednesday 22 January 2014 if they are to be effective for this election.
Applications to vote by proxy at this election must reach the Electoral Registration Officer by 5 pm on Wednesday 29 January 2014, except in cases where unforeseen illness or incapacity occurs after that time, in which case applications may be received by no later than 5 pm on Thursday 6 February 2014.

All applications and notices regarding absent voting must be sent to the Electoral Registration Officer, Electoral Services Office, Council Offices, Woodgreen, Witney, Oxon, OX28 1NB. Application forms for postal and proxy voting are available from that address.

Applications to register to vote must be received by the Electoral Registration Officer no later than Wednesday 22 January 2014 if they are to be effective for this election.

Richard Fairhurst · Sun 5 Jan 2014, 22:20 · Link


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