Worcestershire County Council Elections

County Council Elections – 1 May 2025

Elections for Worcestershire County Council will take place on the 01 May 2025.

This election will be held on new county divisions following an electoral review conducted by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England. For more information and an interactive map of the new Worcestershire boundaries, please visit the Commission’s review webpage.

Registering to vote

If you are already registered to vote at elections, you do not need to do anything. We will send you a poll card around Monday 31 March 2025

If you are not registered to vote, please refer to our page here.

The deadline for registering to vote at these elections is 11 April 2025.

Voting in a Polling Station

On polling day (1 May 2025) you can visit your polling station as stated on your poll card between 7am and 10pm. If you are unsure of your allocated polling station, for information and directions click here.

If you are planning to vote in person on the day of the elections, please ensure you take a valid piece of ID with you, all the information can be found here. If you do not have any of the forms of ID shown in the link you can apply for a Voter Authority Certificate here too.

The deadline to apply for a Voter Authority Certificate is 5pm on Wednesday 23 April 2025.

Please be aware that if you turn up to vote at a polling station without valid voter identification or a Voter Authority Certificate, you will be turned away and asked to return with the correct identification.

Voting by Post

For electors who already have a postal vote in place, postal voting envelopes (white with a purple edge) will be sent out around Wednesday 9 April 2025. This will include your return envelope ‘B’, Instructions on how to complete your paperwork and your ballot paper envelope ‘A’.

In order for your postal vote to be counted at these elections, postal ballot packs must be returned before 10pm on 1 May 2025

If you wish to register to vote by post, please use this link applications must be submitted by 5pm on the 14 April 2025

Voting by Proxy

You can also apply for a proxy vote which allows you to nominate someone else to attend the polling station and vote on your behalf.

If you are looking to vote via a proxy both you and the appointed person must be registered to vote.

If you wish to vote by proxy, please visit our page here.

Applications to vote by proxy must be submitted by 5pm on Wednesday 23 April 2025.

Information for Candidates and Agents

Becoming a councillor is a very good way for you to give back to your community.

You will be a representative of the views of the local people and be their voice.

More information for Candidates and Agents at a local government election can be found on the Electoral Commission’s website. 

Resources for Candidates and Agents (including nomination papers) can be found here.

We held a virtual Candidate and Agent briefing on Wednesday 12 March 2025 at 6pm. If you would like a link to the recording from the briefing, please email. elections@bromsgroveandredditch.gov.uk

Election Notices

Notice of Election details can be found here