Nominations
The Notice of Election for the Borough Council by-elections was published on Thursday 20 March 2025. We will accept nominations from 10am on Friday 21 March 2025 during the hours stated on the Notice.
Completed nomination forms must be delivered to the following address (not to The Amelia Scott in Tunbridge Wells):
Elections Office (Room LG31)
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council
Town Hall
Mount Pleasant Road
Tunbridge Wells
Kent, TN1 1RS
You must book an appointment with the Elections team to submit your nomination papers. Nominations can be submitted by courier, if necessary, but if you choose to use this option, it is your responsibility to ensure that your papers reach us.
Candidates and election agents can contact the Elections team to book an appointment to submit nomination papers. Appointments can be made by email to nominations@tunbridgewells.gov.uk or by calling 01892 554024 (Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm).
We would strongly encourage candidates and agents to submit their nomination papers for an informal check before submitting them. Nomination papers can be emailed to nominations@tunbridgewells.gov.uk for an informal check.
Nomination papers
The Borough Council nomination pack is available as a downloadable ZIP file via the link below. This contains the individual files that make up the nomination pack.
If you have any issues downloading the nomination pack, or would prefer to receive the file by email, please email elections@tunbridgewells.gov.uk.
Dates and deadlines
| Activity | Date and time |
|---|---|
| Delivery of nomination papers | From 10am on Friday 20 March 2025 until 4pm on Wednesday 2 April 2025 |
| Deadline for withdrawals of nomination | 4pm on Wednesday 2 April 2025 |
| Publication of statement of persons nominated | 10am on Thursday 3 April 2025 |
| Deadline for receiving applications for registration | Friday 11 April 2025 |
| Deadline for receiving new postal vote and postal proxy applications, and for changes to existing postal or postal proxy votes | 5pm on Monday 14 April 2025 |
| Deadline for Voter Authority Certificate applications | 5pm on Wednesday 23 April 2025 |
| Deadline for receiving new applications to vote by proxy (not postal proxy or emergency proxies) | 5pm on Wednesday 23 April 2025 |
| Deadline for notification of appointment of polling and counting agents | Thursday 24 April 2025 |
| First date electors can apply for a replacement for lost/spoilt postal votes | Friday 25 April 2025 |
| Polling day | 7am to 10pm on Thursday 1 May 2025 |
| Last time electors can apply for a replacement for spoilt or lost postal votes | 5pm on Thursday 1 May 2025 |
| Deadline for emergency proxy applications | 5pm on Thursday 1 May 2025 |
| Delivery of return as to election expenses | Not later than 35 calendar days after the date of the election result is declared |
Postal votes
Postal vote packs are sent by Royal Mail 1st Class. We cannot be held responsible for any delays in the delivery of your postal vote pack once we have dispatched it.
If you apply for a postal vote before Wednesday 2 April, your postal vote pack will be dispatched around Wednesday 16 April.
If you apply for a postal vote on or after Wednesday 2 April, your postal vote pack will be dispatched around Tuesday 22 April.
The information on this page was last updated on Thursday 20 March 2025.