Local Elections timetable - Thursday 5 May 2022

Provisional timetable for Local Elections

Provisional timetable for Local Elections
Event Date 

Publication of Notice of Election 

Not later than Monday 28 March 2022 

Delivery of nomination papers

(Delivery must be by hand to the Returning Officer, Electoral Services, 7th Floor, Town Hall, 5 Clove Crescent, Mulberry Place, London, E14 2BG)  

On any working day between 10am and 4pm from the date stated on the Notice of Election 

Deadline for delivery of nomination papers 

4pm on Tuesday 5 April 2022 

Deadline for withdrawals of nomination 

4pm on Tuesday 5 April 2022 

Deadline of notification of appointment of election agents 

4pm on Tuesday 5 April 2022

 

Publication of first interim election notice of alteration

Tuesday 5 April 2022

 

Publication of Statement of Persons Nominated

4pm on Wednesday 6 April 2022 

Last day to register to vote

Thursday 14 April 2022

Deadline to receive new postal vote applications, or to change or cancel an existing postal, proxy or postal proxy vote arrangement

5pm on Tuesday 19 April 2022

Publication of Notice of Poll and Situation of Polling Stations

 

Not later than Tuesday 26 April 2022

Deadline to receive new proxy vote applications (not postal proxy or emergency proxies)

 

5pm on Tuesday 26 April 2022

 

Publication of second interim election notice of alteration

 

Between Wednesday 6 April and Tuesday 26 April 2022

 

Last day to appoint polling and counting agents

 

Wednesday 27 April 2022

 

Publication of final election notice of alteration

Wednesday 27 April 2022

First day to issue postal vote packs in response to requests to replace lost postal vote packs

Thursday 28 April 2022

Polling day

7am to 10pm on Thursday 5 May 2022

Deadline emergency proxy vote applications

5pm on Thursday 5 May 2022

Last day to issue replacement spoilt or lost postal vote packs

5pm on Thursday 5 May 2022

Last time to alter the register due to clerical error or court appeal

9pm on Thursday 5 May 2022

Counting of votes - East Winter Garden

Friday 6 May 2022 (Mayor) and Saturday 7 May 2022 (borough Cllrs)

Last day for the receipt of election expenses

Friday 10 June 2022