Following the publication of the Notices of Casual vacancy, the above elections have now been called and an election date set for Thursday 11th December 2025.
Key dates have now been added to Wokingham Borough Council’s webpage and further information will be added throughout the election period: Current elections
Guidance and Advice
Guidance is available from the Electoral Commission which you can access via their website at Guidance for Candidates at Parish council elections in England | Electoral Commission
This guidance covers everything the Candidate needs to know about the law, procedures and processes which apply to Parish/Town Council Elections, and it should be carefully read.
Nomination Papers
The nomination papers must be properly completed and returned by hand at the Civic Offices, Shute End, Wokingham, RG40 1BN between the day after publication of the Notice of Election and 4pm on Friday 14th November 2025 at the latest. Candidates should make an appointment by emailing [email protected] to arrange to deliver their papers.
- Please do not leave any forms with anyone other than a member of Electoral Services staff.
- Please note that the Nomination, Home Address and Consent forms cannot be submitted by post, fax, email or other electronic means.
- You will be issued with a receipt for your Nomination Paper and associated documents.
- Where signatures are required on documents you must submit the original signed version of each completed paper. Documents without original signatures cannot be accepted.
- You are strongly urged to submit your Nomination Papers well before the deadline and in person.
- To ensure you have access to an informal check of your nomination papers, please email [email protected] to book an appointment. Appointments will be available Friday 7th until Thursday 13th November.
- The Returning Officer will make the final decision on acceptance of all nomination papers.
Once a Nomination Paper has been formally submitted, a Notice of the Validity (or otherwise) of the nomination will be sent to each candidate at their home address. Once the Notice of Validity has been issued no other communication whatsoever will be made by the Returning Officer in respect of the validity or otherwise of a candidate’s nomination.
Candidate Spending Limits
The maximum level of Candidate’s expenditure for these elections must not exceed £960 plus 8p per local government elector registered to vote on the last day for publication of the notice of election in the ward. These expense limits will be included in the candidate’s notice of validity.
Candidates are not entitled to a refund of election expenses from the Council. The object of the return is to ensure that the authorised limit of election expenses has not been exceeded.
All candidates are required to submit a return by Thursday 8 January – even unsuccessful ones, even if no expenditure has been incurred.
Queries and Contacts
If you have any queries at this stage, please contact the Electoral Services team on 0118 974 6522 or email [email protected].