Buckinghamshire Council unitary and parish elections Thursday 1 May 2025

Vote for candidates to fill positions

You will be able to vote for candidates to fill:

  • all parish council seats (if contested)
  • all of Buckinghamshire Council's 97 seats in each of the 49 wards

If you have any questions about the elections, contact electoral services.

Notices

Timetable

Application Deadline for receipt
Last date for registration Friday 11 April 2025
Deadline for receiving new postal vote and postal proxy applications, and for changes to existing postal or proxy votes 5pm on Monday 14 April 2025
Proxy vote application deadline 5pm on Wednesday 23 April 2025
Last day for Voter Authority Certificates and Anonymous Elector Documents 5pm on Wednesday 23 April 2025
Receipt of emergency proxy vote applications 5pm on Thursday 1 May 2025

Poll cards

Poll cards have been sent to everyone who has registered to vote. You do not need a poll card to vote, but it makes voting quicker if you take it with you to your polling station.

Sending out postal votes

We will send out postal votes around;

  • 11 April for postal vote applications received before 24 March
  • 17 April for postal vote applications received after 24 March

The deadline to apply for a postal vote is 5pm on 14 April.

If you think you will be away around these dates, we recommend applying for a proxy vote.

Postal votes are sent first class, but we cannot guarantee delivery dates as it depends on the postal service.

Candidate and agent briefings

There were 2 online briefings to explain the 1 May election process. You can view the slides from the Candidate and Agent briefing presentation here.

Candidates may request for a copy of the electoral register for the area they are standing for election in, by completing the forms below and sending them to Electoral Services:

Counting

The counting of votes for Buckinghamshire Council will take place on Friday 2 May 2025 and for parishes on Saturday 3 May. Results will be published here as they are declared. For more information, you can view our information pack below:

Count information pack (PDF, 2.55 MB)

Parking around the count venue on Friday 2 May and Saturday 3 May

We will be using Stoke Mandeville Stadium to count the votes for Buckinghamshire Council and the town and parish wards across Buckinghamshire. The counts will take place at the Stadium on Friday 2 May and Saturday 3 May.

To help keep the roads clear for the increased traffic, we will prohibit parking on roads near the venue. Signs showing the restricted areas are being posted up in the area.

Harvey Road

We will be suspending parking on one side of Harvey Road and Guttman Road on Friday 2 May 8.30am to 6pm and on Saturday 3 May 8am to 4pm.

Residents will be able to park on one side of the road and the other side will be kept clear to ensure access to the Stadium is retained.

Parking will be suspended on the left-hand side from Harvey Road's junction with Jenner Road to Barnard Crescent. This is shown as purple on the map.

Stadium Approach

We will suspend parking on Stadium Approach within immediate vicinity of the Stadium at the same time and during the same period.

Barnard Crescent and Guttman Road

Parking will be suspended on the right-hand side from Barnard Crescent up to the junction with Guttman Road and for the whole of Guttman Road. This is shown as red on the map below.

Map providing indications of roads with restricted parking.

Completing your spending and donations report (return)

The spending limit is £960 plus 8p for each local government elector in the ward.

Spend limits are lower for joint candidates. View details for how spend limits are calculated on the Electoral Commission guidance.

You can view the parish and unitary area electorate here:

What you need to send us

After the election you must submit a 'return' of election spending and donations received.

The Electoral Commission has recently provided new spending returns which are available below:

Unitary:

Parish:

Actual expenses are not reimbursed.

You must send us details of your spending and donations, and a declaration that the return is complete and correct. Email these to the Returning Officer at [email protected] by 6 June (for unitary candidates) and 29 May (for parish candidates).

Even if there are no expenses, you need to send a ‘nil’ return. You can send scanned copies to [email protected]

You can view guidance on the Electoral Commission website.

For further help or clarification on election expenses rules, email the Electoral Commission: [email protected]