If you are an eligible elector and you are already on the Register of Electors held by Winchester City Council, you do not need to re-register for this Parish election.

Information on how to register is available on the GOV.uk website here. The deadline for applying to register for voting in this election is Tuesday 10 November 2026.

From May 2023 to be able to vote in person you will be required to show a form of photogrpahic identitification. For more information please see Voter Identification Requirements - Winchester City Council

The deadline for applying for a Voter Authority Certiifcate is 5pm Wednesday 18 November 2026. 

If you are unable to get to your polling station on Thursday 26 November 2026 or would prefer to vote another way to cast your vote, you can register for a postal or proxy vote.

To apply please see our dedicated webpage on absent votes 

BY POST

Postal voters will not need photographic identification and will be issued with their postal ballot papers as usual, including postal proxies.
The deadline to apply for a postal vote is 5pm on Wednesday 11 November 2026. 

BY PROXY

If you choose to vote by proxy, then the person who you have trusted to vote on your behalf will have to take their own photographic identification to be issued a ballot paper at the polling station. 
The deadline to apply to vote by proxy is 5pm on Wednesday 18 November 2026. 

If you intend to stand as a candidate you must complete a nomination paper, consent to nomination and any other relevant forms.

Nomination papers for these elections must be completed and submitted by hand to the Returning Officer, City Offices, Winchester City Council, Colebrook Street, Winchester SO23 9LJ.

Nomination papers must be submitted between 10am and 4pm from Friday 23rd October to Friday 30th October (excluding weekends and bank holidays). The deadline for nominations is 4pm on Friday 30th October 2026. It is recommended that you book an appointment, please email ereg@winchester.gov.uk or call 01962 848125.

Nomination papers may also be scanned for an informal check to be carried out before the formal submission of nomination papers to the elections team on ereg@winchester.gov.uk. Any errors found will be communicated to the candidate by email to allow these to be corrected before formal submission. However, it should be noted that the correct completion of the nomination forms remains your responsibility.

Nomination Form  ^{(pdf, 381kb)}

Election Timetable  ^{(pdf, 39kb)}

Register request form ^{(pdf, 107kb)}

Absent voters list request form ^{(pdf, 116kb)}

Please also see Electoral Commisson Guidance 

Notice of Election ^{(pdf, 67kb)}

Statement of Persons Nominated  ^{(pdf, 67kb)}

Notice of Poll