Local elections are taking place in the district on Thursday 7 May. 

Register to vote now if you’ve never registered before, have moved house, or changed your name.

All you need to register to vote is your National Insurance number and it only takes a few minutes.

The deadline to register to vote in the 7 May local elections in England is Monday 20 April.

You can register online here.

If you won't be able to get to your Polling Station on Thursday 7 May, don't worry - there are other options:

Postal Vote

You can apply for a postal vote – but you must apply before 5pm on Tuesday 21 April to vote in this year’s local elections.

Apply for a postal vote here.

Proxy Vote

If you know that you won’t be able to get to the polling station on polling day, you can ask someone you trust to cast your vote on your behalf. This is called a proxy vote and the person casting your vote is often referred to as your proxy. The deadline to apply for a proxy vote for this May's elections is 5pm on Tuesday 28 April.

Apply for a proxy vote here.

You must be registered to vote in order to apply for a postal or proxy vote.

You will need to show valid photo ID when voting at a Polling Station on Thursday 7 May.

The photo ID you show must be the original version. You cannot use a photograph, image on a phone or a photocopy of your ID.

Check what are the accepted forms of photo ID when voting at a polling station here.

If you do not have any ID - you can apply for free voter ID. You need to apply for free voter ID before 5pm on Tuesday 28 April.

Apply for voter ID here.

Elections are taking place on Thursday 7 May for Rochford District Council; Essex County Council; Rawreth and Rochford Parish Councils.

In addition, a by-election will also take place for the Wheatley Ward in Rayleigh Town Council.

• View the statement of persons nominated for the Rochford District Council elections.
• View the statement of persons nominated for the Essex County Council elections.
• View the statement of the persons nominated for election as a Town Councillor for Wheatley Ward of Rayleigh Town Council.
• View statement of persons nominated for election for Rawreth and Rochford Parish Councils.

For more information, visit our website.