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Godalming Town Council - Farncombe and Catteshall By-election Tuesday 25 November

A by-election has now been called to fill the vacancy on Godalming Town Council in the Farncombe and Catteshall Ward. Should the election be contested polling will take place on Tuesday 25 November between the hours of 7am and 10pm.

Event Date
Publish Notice of Election Tuesday 21 October 2025
Deadline for standing as a candidate 4pm Wednesday 29 October 2025
Deadline for withdrawing as a candidate 4pm Wednesday 29 October 2025
Publish candidates standing by 4pm Thursday 30 October 2025
Deadline to register to vote Friday 7 November 2025
Deadline for postal vote applications 5pm Monday 10 November 2025
Publish Notice of Poll Monday 17 November 2025
Deadline to apply for a voter authority certificate (VAC) 5pm Monday 17 November 2025
Deadline to apply for proxy vote applications 5pm Monday 17 November 2025
Deadline to appoint Polling and Counting Agents Tuesday 18 November 2025
First date to issue replacement lost postal ballot papers Wednesday 19 November 2025
Polling day 7am to 10pm Tuesday 25 November 2025
Deadline for applying for emergency proxy vote applications 5pm Tuesday 25 November 2025
Deadline for reissuing replacement postal ballot packs 5pm Tuesday 25 November 2025
Deadline for candidates returning Expenses Tuesday 23 December 2025

 

If you would like to stand as a candidate in this election please print off the Nomination Papers and follow the instructions in the covering letter.

 

Waverley Borough Council

Election of a Town Councillor

for the Town Ward listed:

Town Ward Number of Town Councillor to be elected
Godalming - Farncombe and Catteshall One
  1. Nomination papers must be delivered to the Returning Officer, Council Offices, the Burys, Godalming, Surrey GU7 1HR between the hours of 10am and 4pm by appointment only, on any working day from Wednesday 22 October until 4pm on Wednesday 29 October 2025.
  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 the election is contested the poll will take place on Tuesday, 25 November 2025.
  4.  Applications to register to vote must reach the Electoral Registration Officer by 12 midnight on Friday 7 November 2025. 
  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 5 pm on Monday, 10 November 2025. 
  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 Monday, 17 November 2025. 
  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 5 pm on Monday, 17 November 2025. 
  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 Tuesday 25 November 2025.

Dated: Tuesday 21 October 2025

Pedro Wrobel
Returning Officer

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