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Upcoming elections
Local elections - Thursday 5 May 2022
On the 5 May 2022 local elections will be held in Watford for Watford Borough Council and Mayor of Watford.
If you are registered to vote you will be sent a poll card in advance of the election. This will include details of your polling station.
If you are not yet registered to vote you can register to vote online or apply for a postal or proxy vote if you're unable to get to your polling station
On the day of the election polling stations will be open from 7am to 10 pm across the borough.
Important deadlines for the Thursday 5 May local elections:
A timetable of important dates for voting in this election:
Deadline for: |
Date: |
Time: |
Registering to vote (if not already registered) |
Thursday 14 April 2022 |
Midnight |
Applying for a postal vote / postal proxy vote |
Tuesday 19 April 2022 |
5pm |
Cancelling or changing a postal / postal proxy vote |
Tuesday 19 April 2022 |
5pm |
Applying for a proxy vote |
Tuesday 26 April 2022 |
5pm |
Replacement of spoilt or lost postal votes |
Thursday 5 May 2022 |
5pm |
Applying for an emergency proxy |
Thursday 5 May 2022 |
5pm |
Elections notices
Notices relating to the election on 5th May 2022 will be posted below:
Notice of elections - all elections
- Notice of election - election of Mayor and borough councillors (PDF - 129kB)
- Notice of polling stations (PDF 181kB)
Notice of elections - Mayoral
- Notice of poll - Mayoral election (PDF 29.1kB)
- Statement of persons nominated (PDF 115kB)
- Notice of appointment of election agents (PDF - 50.4kB)
Notice of elections - Borough councillors