Election notices and future elections
Notice of local elections
For results of previous elections please see election results.
Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner election
An election for the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Northamptonshire will take place on Thursday 2 May 2024.
The Chief Executive of West Northamptonshire Council has been appointed as the Police Area Returning Officer (PARO) for the Northamptonshire area for this election.
The 2 local authorities which make up the Northamptonshire Police Area are:
- North Northamptonshire Council
- West Northamptonshire Council
You can contact the PARO by emailing [email protected].
Voters in 41 police force areas in England and Wales (excluding London) will elect a Police and Crime Commissioner for their force area on 2 May 2024.
In 2021, Stephen Mold was elected Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for the Northamptonshire Police Area.
On 2 May 2024, the votes will be counted, and results will be available on this page on a local level for West Northamptonshire, and for the Northamptonshire Police Area as a whole.
Police Crime Commissioners (PCCs) were introduced in the 41 police authorities across England in 2012. However, in 2021 Northamptonshire included the role of the Fire Commissioner and they became the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner (PFCC). This means that the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner can now be held to account for the performance of the Fire and Rescue Service.
The Police, Fire and Crime Commissioners are publicly elected officials who are responsible for the totality of policing, aiming to cut crime and deliver an effective and efficient police service in their area, ensuring that the police are answerable to the communities they serve.
They are elected for a four year term, further information about the role is available from Northamptonshire PFCC website or the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners.
In previous elections, Police, Fire and Crime Commissioners were elected using the Supplementary Vote System (SV) which gave voters a first and second choice of candidate. This year, a single vote 'first past the post' system will be used. West Northamptonshire Council has been appointed as the Police Area Returning Officer (PARO) to conduct the elections across each area and declare the result.
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Publication of notice of election | Not later than Tuesday 26 March |
| Delivery of nomination papers | Between 10am and 4pm on any working day after publication of notice of election and until 4pm on Friday 5 April |
| Deadline for withdrawals of nomination | 4pm on Friday 5 April |
| Deadline for receiving applications for registration | Tuesday 16 April |
| Deadline for receiving new postal vote and postal proxy applications, and for changes/cancellations to existing postal or proxy votes | 5pm on Wednesday 17 April |
| Deadline for receiving new applications to vote by proxy (not postal proxy or emergency proxies) | 5pm on Wednesday 24 April |
| Deadline for receiving applications for Voter Authority Certificates | 5pm on Wednesday 24 April |
| Publication of notice of poll | Wednesday 24 April |
| Deadline for notification of appointment of polling and counting agents (including sub-agents) | Thursday 25 April |
| First date that electors can apply for replacements for lost postal votes | Friday 26 April |
| Last time that electors can apply for a replacement for spoilt or lost postal votes | 5pm on Thursday 2 May |
| Deadline for emergency proxy applications | 5pm on Thursday 2 May |
| Last time to alter the register due to clerical error or court appeal | 9pm on Thursday 2 May |
| Deadline for production of temporary Voter Authority Certificates | 10pm on Thursday 2 May |
To find out more about the candidates and their contact information please visit Northamptonshire - Choose My Police and Crime Commissioner.
West Northamptonshire Council and Town and Parish Council Election
Elections to West Northamptonshire Council are held every 4 years.
The previous election to was undertaken in May 2021.
The next scheduled elections is expected to be held in May 2025 alongside Parish and Town councils’ elections on the same date.
UK Parliamentary General Elections
The date of the next UK General Election has not yet been announced.
The Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Act 2022 reinstates the prior constitutional arrangement whereby, the dissolution and calling of a new UK Parliament is a prerogative power of the monarch.
By convention, this is on the advice of the Prime Minister of the day. The maximum term of a Parliament is 5 years. Therefore, the next UK Parliamentary General Election must be held before January 2025.
By-elections
Should a by-election occur, the relevant public notices will be updated and displayed on public notice boards and on this webpage.
Last updated 11 April 2024