NOTICE OF ELECTION
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council
Election of Parish Councillors
for the Parishes listed below
Parish Number of Parish Councillors to be elected
Brenchley and Matfield Nine
Capel Nine
Hawkhurst Thirteen
Horsmonden Nine
Lamberhurst Nine
Sandhurst Nine
1. Forms of nomination for Parish Elections may be obtained from Town Hall, Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent,
TN1 1RS from the Returning Officer who will, at the request of an elector for any electoral area prepare
a nomination paper for signature.
2. Nomination papers must be delivered to the Returning Officer, Elections Office (Room LG31), Town Hall,
Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN1 1RS on any day after the date of this notice but no later than 4pm on
Friday 5 April 2024.
3. If any election is contested the poll will take place on Thursday 2 May 2024.
4. Applications to register to vote must reach the Electoral Registration Officer by 12 midnight on Tuesday
16 April 2024. Applications can be made online: www.gov.uk/register-to-vote.
5. Applications, amendments or cancellations of postal votes and amendments or cancellations of postal
proxy votes must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at Town Hall, Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN1
1RS by 5pm on Wednesday 17 April 2024.
6. Applications for a Voter Authority Certificate or an Anonymous Elector’s Document valid for this election
must reach the Electoral Registration Officer by 5pm on Wednesday 24 April 2024. Applications can be
made online: www.gov.uk/apply-for-photo-id-voter-authority-certificate.
7. New applications to vote by proxy at this election must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at Town
Hall, Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN1 1RS by 5pm on Wednesday 24 April 2024.
8. Applications to vote by emergency proxy at this election on grounds of physical incapacity or for
work/service reasons must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at Town Hall, Royal Tunbridge Wells,
Kent, TN1 1RS by 5pm on Thursday 2 May 2024. The physical incapacity must have occurred after 5pm
on Wednesday 24 April 2024. To apply on the grounds of work/service, the person must have become
aware that they cannot go to the polling station in person after 5pm on Wednesday 24 April 2024.
