Police and Crime Commissioners were introduced in the 41 Police Authorities across England in 2012 and they are elected to make sure that local police meet the needs of the community.  They are elected using the First Past the Post (FPTP) and Police Area Returning Officer (PARO) is appointed to conduct the elections across each area and declare the result. 

The most recent election for the Hampshire Police and Crime Commissioner took place on 6 May 2021

The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Police Area is made up of the 14 district and borough councils in the county, which have Local Returning Officers who are responsible for arranging and delivering the poll for the electors in their area. The number of votes counted in each local area are then collated by the PARO to provide the overall result. The PARO for the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Police Area is Mark Heath who is also the Local Returning Officer for the Southampton area.

The Police Area Returning Officer is responsible for dealing with candidates and agents, the conduct of the poll and collating the total result across the police authority area and declaring the result. The PARO must remain politically neutral at all times. For this reason, we cannot provide political campaign or information about the candidates on these pages.

For more information please see PARO (southampton.gov.uk)

Election notices will be available when published.

Winchester City Council is made up of 16 wards with two or three councillors per ward depending on the size. On Thursday 2 May 2024 there will be one seat for 14 out of 16 of the Winchester City Council District Wards up for election. 

These are:

• Alresford & Itchen Valley
• Badger Farm & Oliver's Battery
• Bishops Waltham
• Central Meon Valley
• Denmead
• Southwick & Wickham
• St. Barnabas
• St. Bartholomew
• St. Luke
• St. Michael
• St. Paul
• The Worthys
• Whiteley & Shedfield
• Wonston & Micheldever

Colden Common & Twyford and Upper Meon Valley wards do not have scheduled elections in 2024. 

There are 5 parishes that are up for election and these are:

• Badger Farm 
• Boarhunt
• Compton and Shawford
• Shedfield
• Southwick and Widley 

A Hampshire County council by election for Meon Valley division, will take place on 2 May 2024.

A Notice of Vacancy was published on 13 March 2024 and the required valid requests from two local government electors for the administrative area of Hampshire were received by the County Returning Officer.

If you are an eligible elector and you are already on the Register of Electors for Winchester , you do not need to re-register for these elections.

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 midnight on Tuesday 16 April 2024.

EU citizens legally resident in the UK may register for the local government franchise and are able to vote in all elections that use the local government franchise. EU citizens currently retain their rights to vote in local elections even though the UK has left the EU for May 2024.

Details of where your polling station is located will be found on your poll card, which will be sent out towards the end of March 2024.

You are now required to show photographic identification at polling stations before you can be given a ballot paper.

For more information please visit our dedicated page on the new Photographic Identification requirements here.

If you are unable to get to your polling station on Thursday 2 May or would prefer to vote another way to cast your vote, you can register for a postal or proxy vote. 

If you are unable to get to your polling station on Thursday 2 May 2024 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 17 April 2024. 

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 24 April 2024. 

Notice of Election - PCC 2024 ^{(pdf, 86kb)}

Notice of Election - District 2024 ^{(pdf, 66kb)}

Notice of Election - Parish 2024 ^{(pdf, 62kb)}

Notice of Election - HCC by election Meon Valley Division ^{(pdf, 62kb)}

Notice of Candidate Election Address 2024 ^{(pdf, 110kb)}

Police and Crime Commissoner ^{(pdf, 35kb)}

District ^{(pdf, 93kb)}

County By Election ^{(pdf, 65kb)}

 

PCC

Police and Crime Commissioner ^{(pdf, 79kb)}

District

Alresford and Itchen Valley ^{(pdf, 67kb)}

Badger Farm and Oliver's Battery  ^{(pdf, 67kb)}

Bishops Waltham  ^{(pdf, 66kb)}

Central Meon Valley  ^{(pdf, 66kb)}

Denmead  ^{(pdf, 67kb)}

Southwick and Wickham ^{(pdf, 67kb)}

St Barnabas  ^{(pdf, 67kb)}

St Bartholomew ^{(pdf, 66kb)}

St Luke  ^{(pdf, 66kb)}

St Michael  ^{(pdf, 66kb)}

St Paul  ^{(pdf, 66kb)}

The Worthys ^{(pdf, 67kb)}

Whiteley and Shedfield ^{(pdf, 68kb)}

Wonston and Micheldever  ^{(pdf, 67kb)}

County

County by election ^{(pdf, 65kb)}

Parish 

Badger Farm ^{(pdf, 69kb)}

Boarhunt ^{(pdf, 67kb)}

Compton and Shawford ^{(pdf, 66kb)}

Shedfield (Shedfield) ^{(pdf, 66kb)}

Shedfield (Waltham Chase) ^{(pdf, 65kb)}

Southwick and Widley ^{(pdf, 68kb)}

Badger Farm ^{(pdf, 68kb)}

Boarhunt ^{(pdf, 66kb)}

Compton and Shawford ^{(pdf, 66kb)}

Shedfield (Shedfield) ^{(pdf, 65kb)}

Shedfield (Waltham Chase) ^{(pdf, 65kb)}

Southwick and Widley ^{(pdf, 68kb)}

PCC

Police and Crime Commissioner Notice of Poll ^{(pdf, 35kb)}

PCC Situation of Polling Station notice ^{(pdf, 88kb)}

District

Alresford & Itchen Valley ^{(pdf, 72kb)}

Badger Farm & Oliver's Battery ^{(pdf, 70kb)}

Bishops Waltham ^{(pdf, 68kb)}

Central Meon Valley ^{(pdf, 71kb)}

Denmead ^{(pdf, 69kb)}

Southwick & Wickham ^{(pdf, 71kb)}

St Barnabas ^{(pdf, 71kb)}

St Bartholomew ^{(pdf, 70kb)}

St Luke ^{(pdf, 69kb)}

St Michael ^{(pdf, 68kb)}

St Paul ^{(pdf, 69kb)}

The Worthys ^{(pdf, 70kb)}

Whiteley and Shedfield ^{(pdf, 71kb)}

Wonston & Micheldever ^{(pdf, 71kb)}

 

County

County by election ^{(pdf, 71kb)}

Publication of Notice of Election	Wednesday 20 March 2024
Deadline for receipt of nominations	4pm Friday 5 April 2024
Deadline for withdrawal of Candidate	4pm Friday 5 April 2024
Deadline for appointment of Election Agents	4pm Friday 5 April 2024
Publication of Notice of Election Agents	Friday 5 April 2024
Publication of Statement of Persons Nominated	4pm Monday 8 April 2024
Last date to register to vote	Tuesday 16 April 2024
Deadline for receipt of postal vote applications	5pm Wednesday 17 April 2024
Deadline to make changes to exisitng postal or proxy applications	5pm Wednesday 17 April 2024
Publication of Notice of Poll	Wednesday 24 April 2024
Voter Authority Certificate - Deadline for recieveing applications	5pm Wednesday 24 April 2024
Deadline for receipt of proxy vote applications	5pm Wednesday 24 April 2024
Deadline for appointment of Poll and Count Agents	Thursday 25 April 2024
First date that replacement lost postal ballot papers can be issued	Friday 26 April 2024
Deadline for receipt of Emergency proxy vote applications	5pm Thursday 2 May 2024
DAY OF POLL	Thursday 2 May 2024