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Watford Borough Council Tudor Ward By-election
An election to fill One vacancy in the Watford Borough Council Tudor ward will be held on Thursday 4 December 2025.
Notice of Election - Tudor Ward 2025
You will receive a poll card confirming your voting preference and polling station location if voting in person. Please keep this card safe. If voting in person, you do not need to bring your poll card to vote but it will speed up the process if you do.
Election Notices
Key Dates and Deadlines
| Event | Deadline | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Publication of Notice of Election | Monday 27 October 2025 | 9am |
| Start of Nominations | Tuesday 28 October 2025 | 10am |
| Deadline for receipt of nominations | Friday 7 November 2025 | 4pm |
| Deadline to register to vote | Tuesday 18 November 2025 | Midnight |
| Deadline for new postal and postal proxy vote applications or changes | Wednesday 19 November 2025 | 5pm |
| Deadline for Voter Authority Certificate (VAC) applications | Wednesday 26 November 2025 | 5pm |
| Deadline for new proxy vote applications | Wednesday 26 November 2025 | 5pm |
| Deadline for emergency proxy applications | Thursday 4 December 2025 | 5pm |
| Polling Day | Thursday 4 December 2025 | 7am-10pm |
| Count and Result Declaration | Thursday 4 December 2025 | After polls close |
Register to Vote
You must be on the electoral register to vote. Deadline for residents in the Tudor Ward to register is midnight Tuesday 18 November 2025. Applications received after the deadline will still be processed but you will not be eligible to vote at these elections.
Postal Votes
Applications for new, amendments or cancellation of postal votes must be received before the deadline of 5pm on Wednesday 19 November 2025.
Electors who are already registered for a postal vote will receive their postal ballot paper approximately 10 days prior to polling day.
Please read postal voting instructions carefully and call the elections team immediately if you make a mistake. Do not destroy your papers as some mistakes can be corrected.
Post your pack without delay via royal mail. Postal votes must be received by 10pm on Thursday 4 December 2025 to be counted. Postal votes hand delivered and left in the Town Hall post box will be rejected.
Postal votes can be hand delivered to the Town Hall or any polling station within the electoral area but must be handed to a member of staff authorised to receive them and a form must be completed. Postal votes handed in without this form will be rejected.
If you have not received your postal vote by Friday 28 November 2025 please contact us for a re-issue.
More information on postal voting
Proxy Votes
You can appoint another person to vote on your behalf in person at the polling station. A person appointed to vote on behalf of another elector is known as a proxy.
An appointed proxy must be 18 years old or older, currently registered to vote at an address in the UK and eligible to vote in that type of election.
The deadline to appoint a proxy is 5pm on Wednesday 26 November 2025. Please note that if your appointed proxy requires a postal vote you must apply by the postal vote application deadline of 5pm on Wednesday 19 November 2025.
More information on proxy votes
Voter ID
To vote at a polling station you will need to bring photo ID. For more information and a full list of accepted ID can be found on the Electoral Commission website.
If you do not have valid photo ID you can apply for a Voter Authority Certificate (VAC). Deadline for applications is 5pm Wednesday 19 November 2025.
View more information on voter ID
Contact details
Watford Borough Council Elections Team
- Email: elections@watford.gov.uk
- Telephone: 01923 278369
For more information about all aspects of an election and voting please visit the Electoral commission website.
