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Farnham Castle Borough Ward By-election Thursday 18 April 2024

A by-election to fill the vacancy for the Farnham Castle Borough Ward has now been requested by more than 2 registered electors in Waverley. A by-election will now be held on Thursday 18 April 2024. 

Event Date
Publication of Notice of Election Tuesday 12 March 2024
Publication of first interim election notice of alteration Wednesday 20 March 2024
Receipt of Nominations 4:00pm Wednesday 20 March 2024
Withdrawal of Candidate 4:00pm Wednesday 20 March 2024
Appointment of Election Agents 4:00pm Wednesday 20 March 2024
Publication of Notice of Election Agents 4:00pm Wednesday 20 March 2024
Publication of Statements of Persons Nominated 4:00pm Thursday 21 March 2024
Last Date for Registration Tuesday 2 April 2024
Receipt of Postal Vote Applications 5:00pm Wednesday 3 April 2024
Publication of second interim election notice of alteration                    Friday 5 April 2024
Last day for Voter Authority Certificates 5:00pm Wednesday 10 April 2024
Publication of Notice of Poll Wednesday 10 April 2024
Receipt of Proxy Vote Applications 5:00pm Wednesday 10 April 2024
Receipt of Voter Authority Certificates 5:00pm Wednesday 10 April 2024
Publication of final election notice of alteration    Thursday 11 April 2024
Appointment of Polling Agents and Counting Agents                                Thursday 11 April 2024
First Day to Issue Replacement Lost Postal Ballot Papers Friday 12 April 2024
Day of Poll 7:00am to 10:00pm Thursday 18 April 2024
Last Day to Issue Replacement Postal Ballot Papers 5:00pm Thursday 18 April 2024
Receipt of Emergency Proxy Vote Applications 5:00pm Thursday 18 April 2024
Declaration of Candidates' Expenses Thursday 23 May 2024

Waverley Borough Council

Election of a Borough Councillor

for the Borough Ward listed below

Borough Ward Number of Borough Councillor to be elected
Farnham Castle One

1. Nomination papers must be delivered to the Returning Officer, Council Offices, The Burys, Godalming, Surrey, GU7 1HR, between the hours of 9.30am and 4pm by appointment only,  on any working day from Wednesday 13 March until 4pm on Wednesday 20 March 2024.

2. Nomination papers may be obtained from the offices of the Returning Officer, Council Offices, The Burys, Godalming, Surrey, GU7 1HR, during the times stated above.

3. If any election is contested the poll will take place on Thursday 18 April 2024   

4. Applications to register to vote must reach the Electoral Registration Officer by 12 midnight on Tuesday 2 April 2024. Applications can be made online: https://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote

5. Applications, amendments or cancellations of postal votes and amendments or cancellations of proxy votes must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at Council Offices, The Burys, Godalming, Surrey, GU7 1HR by 5pm on Wednesday 3 April 2024. Applications can be made online: https://www.gov.uk/apply-postal-vote

6. Applications for a Voter Authority Certificate or an Anonymous Elector’s Document valid for this election must reach the Electoral Registration Officer by 5pm on Wednesday 10 April 2024. Applications can be made online: https://www.gov.uk/apply-for-photo-id-voter-authority-certificate

7. New applications to vote by proxy at this election must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at Council Offices, The Burys, Godalming, Surrey, GU7 1HR by 5pm on Wednesday 10 April 2024. Some applications can be made online: https://www.gov.uk/apply-proxy-vote

8. Applications to vote by emergency proxy at this election must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at Council Offices, The Burys, Godalming, Surrey, GU7 1HR by 5pm on Thursday 18 April 2024

Dated: Tuesday 12 March 2024               
Robin Taylor
Returning Officer

Printed and published by the Returning Officer, Council Offices, The Burys, Godalming, Surrey, GU7 1HR

Waverley Borough Council

Election of Borough Councillor

Farnham Castle Borough ward
Date of Election Thursday 18 April 2024

I hereby give notice that the names of election agents of the candidates at this election, and the addresses of the offices or places of such election agents to which all claims, notices, writs, summons, and other documents addressed to them may be sent, have respectively been declared in writing to me as follows:

Name of
Election Agent (Surname First)

Address of Election Agent's Office

Name of
Candidate (Surname First)

Murray
George
33A, Shortheath Road, Farnham, Surrey, GU9 8SH Earwaker
Alan
Curnow-Ford
Debbie
2 Royal Parade, Tilford Road, Hindhead, Surrey, GU26 6TD Fitch
Maria Alison
(commonly known as Fitch, Aly)
Shurlock
David
2 Ball and Wicket Lane, Farnham, Surrey, GU9 0PD Gaskell
John Michael Barrington
Telford
Peter
43 East Avenue, Farnham, Surrey, GU9 0RA Meredith-Hardy
Theresa


Dated Wednesday 20 March 2024

Robin Taylor

Returning Officer

Printed and published by the Returning Officer, Council Offices, The Burys, Godalming, Surrey, GU7 1HR

Waverley Borough Council

Election of a Borough Councillor

The following is a statement of the persons nominated for election as a Borough Councillor for

Farnham Castle
Name of Candidate (Surname first) Home Address Description (if any) Reason why no longer nominated.*
Earwaker
Alan
(address in Waverley) Farnham Residents  
Fitch
Aly
(address in Waverley) Local Conservatives  
Gaskell
John Michael Barrington
(address in Waverley) Labour Party  
Meredith-Hardy
Theresa
(address in Waverley) Liberal Democrats  

*Decision of the Returning Officer that the nomination is invalid or other reason why a person nominated no longer stands nominated.

The persons above against whose name no entry is made in the last column have been and stand validly nominated.

Dated Wednesday 20 March 2024

Robin Taylor

Returning Officer

Printed and published by the Returning Officer, Council Offices, The Burys, Godalming, Surrey, GU7 1HR

Waverley Borough Council
Election of a Borough Councillor for

Farnham Castle

Notice is hereby given that:
  1. A poll for the election of a Borough Councillor for Farnham Castle will be held on Thursday 18 April 2024, between the hours of 7:00 am and 10:00 pm.
  2. The number of Borough Councillors to be elected is one.
  3. The names, home addresses and descriptions of the Candidates remaining validly nominated for election and the names of all persons signing the Candidates nomination paper are as follows:

    Name of Candidate

    Home Address

    Description (if any)

    Names of Signatories
    Proposer (+),
    Seconder (++)

    EARWAKER
    Alan

    (address in Waverley)

    Farnham Residents

    George Adam Hesse (+) Yolande Laylila Hesse (++)

    FITCH
    Aly

    (address in Waverley)

    Local Conservatives

    Robert M Warnock (+)
    Andrew Holbourne (++)

    GASKELL
    John Michael Barrington

    (address in Waverley)

    Labour Party

    Philippa Rennie (+)
    Jane Sutherland (++)

    MEREDITH-HARDY
    Theresa

    (address in Waverley)

    Liberal Democrats

    Kay Peppett (+)
    Robert David Walton (++)

  4. The situation of Polling Stations and the description of persons entitled to vote thereat are as follows:
    Situation of Polling Station Station Number Ranges of electoral register numbers of persons entitled to vote thereat
    Memorial Hall, Babbs Mead, West Street 1 FCA-1 to FCA-1956
    Army Reserve Centre, Guildford Road, Farnham 2 FCA-1078 to FCB-1896

Dated Wednesday 10 April 2024
Robin Taylor
Returning Officer

Printed and published by the Returning Officer, Council Offices, The Burys, Godalming, Surrey, GU7 1HR