NOTICE OF ELECTION Election of a Town Councillor - Melksham (Melksham East Ward)

June 5, 2023

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NOTICE OF ELECTION

Election of a Town Councillor

for the Town Ward listed below

Town Ward Number of Town Councillor to be elected

Melksham (Melksham East Ward) -One

Nomination papers must be hand-delivered to the Returning Officer, or his appointed staff at Electoral Services, Wiltshire Council, County Hall, Bythesea Road, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, BA14 8JN on any day after the date of this notice, on working days from Monday to Friday 10am to 4pm (excluding bank holidays) but no later than 4 pm on Friday, 16th June 2023.

Nomination papers may be obtained from the Returning Officer as follows: From the Electoral Commission website at: http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/i-am-a/candidate-or-agent/localelections-england or from one of the following locations:

• The main reception at County Hall, Bythesea Rd, Trowbridge, BA14 8JN

• The Council House, Bourne Hill, Salisbury SP1 3UZ

• Council Offices, Monkton Park, Chippenham SN15 1ER

or by telephoning Wiltshire Electoral Services on 0300 456 0112 during the times stated above. Please make an appointment to submit your nomination papers by using our online booking system: https://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/elections-unitary or phone us to make a booking on 0300 453 0112.

If any election is contested the poll will take place on Thursday, 13th July 2023.

Applications to register to vote must reach the Electoral Registration Officer by 12 midnight on Tuesday 27 June 2023. Applications can be made online at https://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote.

Applications, amendments or cancellations of postal votes and amendments or cancellations of proxy votes must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at Electoral Services, Wiltshire Council, County Hall, Bythesea Road, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, BA14 8JN by 5 pm on Wednesday, 28th June 2023.

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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 5 July 2023. Applications can be made online at www.gov.uk/apply-for-photo-id-voter-authority-certificate.

New applications to vote by proxy at this election must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at Electoral Services, Wiltshire Council, County Hall, Bythesea Road, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, BA14 8JN by 5 pm on Wednesday, 5th July 2023.

Applications to vote by emergency proxy at this election must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at Electoral Services, Wiltshire Council, County Hall, Bythesea Road, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, BA14 8JN by 5pm on Thursday, 13th July 2023