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Witley & Milford Borough Ward By-election Thursday 2 May 2024

A by-election to fill the vacancy for the Witley & Milford Borough Ward has now been requested by more than 2 registered electors in Waverley. A by-election will now be held on Thursday 2 May 2024. 

Event Date
Publication of Notice of Election Monday 18 March 2024
Publication of first interim election notice of alteration Friday 5 April 2024
Receipt of Nominations 4:00pm Friday 5 April 2024
Withdrawal of Candidate 4:00pm Friday 5 April 2024
Appointment of Election Agents 4:00pm Friday 5 April 2024
Publication of Notice of Election Agents 4:00pm Friday 5 April 2024
Publication of Statements of Persons Nominated 4:00pm Monday 8 April  2024
Last Date for Registration Tuesday 16 April 2024
Receipt of Postal Vote Applications 5:00pm Wednesday 17 April 2024
Publication of second interim election notice of alteration                    Tuesday 19 April 2024
Last day for Voter Authority Certificates 5:00pm Wednesday 24 April 2024
Publication of Notice of Poll Wednesday 24 April 2024
Receipt of Proxy Vote Applications 5:00pm Wednesday 24 April 2024
Receipt of Voter Authority Certificates 5:00pm Wednesday 24 April 2024
Publication of final election notice of alteration    Thursday 25 April 2024
Appointment of Polling Agents and Counting Agents                                Thursday 25 April 2024
First Day to Issue Replacement Lost Postal Ballot Papers Friday 26 April 2024
Day of Poll 7:00am to 10:00pm Thursday 2 May 2024
Last Day to Issue Replacement Postal Ballot Papers 5:00pm Thursday 2 May 2024
Receipt of Emergency Proxy Vote Applications 5:00pm Thursday 2 May 2024
Declaration of Candidates' Expenses Thursday 6 June 2024

Waverley Borough Council

Election of a Borough Councillor

for the Borough Ward listed below

Borough Ward Number of Borough Councillors to be elected
Witley & Milford One

1. Nomination papers must be delivered to the Returning Officer, Council Offices, The Burys, Godalming, Surrey, GU7 1HR, between the hours of 10 am and 4 pm by appointment only,  on any working day from Tuesday 19 March until 4pm on Friday 5 April 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 2 May 2024   

4. Applications to register to vote must reach the Electoral Registration Officer by 12 midnight on Tuesday 16 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 17 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 24 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 24 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 2 May 2024

Dated: Monday 18 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

Witley & Milford Borough ward
Date of Election Thursday 2 May 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)

Doughty
Sue

Guildford Liberal Democrats, 53A Woking Road, Guildford, GU1 1QD

Cavaliere
Laura

Donovan-Smith
Sean

2 Royal Parade, Tilford Road, Hindhead, Surrey, GU26 6TD

Hudson
Gary

Sollars
Antony Richard Kenneth

16 George Eliot Close, Witley, Godalming, Surrey, GU8 5PQ

Sollars
Antony Richard Kenneth (commonly known as Sollars, Tony)


Dated Friday 5 April 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

Witley & Milford

Name of Candidate (surname first)

Home Address

Description (if any)

Reason why no longer nominated.*

Cavaliere
Laura

Hartley, Green Lane, Milford, GU8 5BG

Liberal Democrat

 

Hudson
Gary

8 Meadow Close, Milford, Surrey, GU8 5HN

The Conservative Party Candidate

 

Sollars
Tony

16 George Eliot Close, Witley, Godalming, Surrey, GU8 5PQ

Independent

 

*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 Friday 5 April 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 Witley & Milford

Notice is hereby given that:

1. A poll for the election of a Borough Councillor for Witley & Milford will be held on Thursday 2 May 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) Name of signatories Proposers (*) Seconders (**)
CAVALIERE
Laura
Hartley, Green Lane, Milford, GU8 5BG Liberal Democrat Francis Richard Groves (+) Rebecca Thompson (++)
HUDSON
Gary
8 Meadow Close, Milford, Surrey, GU8 5HN The Conservative Party Candidate Elizabeth Cable (+) Denis D Leigh (++)
SOLLARS
Tony
 
16 George Eliot Close, Witley, Godalming, Surrey, GU8 5PQ Independent Maxine Beatrice Gale (+) Christopher Francis Webb (++)

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
Pirrie Hall, Haslemere Road, Brook 44 WMA-1 to WMA-365
Pirrie Hall, Haslemere Road, Brook 44 WMA.HEB-1 to WMA.HEB-17
Milford Village Hall, Portsmouth Road, Milford, Godalming 45 (1) WMB-1 to WMB-1571
Milford Village Hall, Portsmouth Road, Milford, Godalming 45 (2) WMB-1572 to WMB-3128
The Chichester Hall, Petworth Road, Witley 46 WMC-1 to WMC-2541

5. Where contested this poll is taken together with the election of Police and Crime Commissioner.
 

Dated Wednesday 24 April 2024
Robin Taylor
Returning Officer
Printed and published by the Returning Officer, Council Offices, The Burys, Godalming, Surrey, GU7 1HR