Rule 5(2) of The Local Elections (Parishes and Communities) (England and Wales) Rules 2006 now applies. The rule allows TEN ELECTORS for the ward in which the casual vacancy has arisen to request the Proper Officer to hold an election to the vacancy.* That request must be made within FOURTEEN DAYS, calculated in accordance with the rules, **of the date of this notice. The fourteen-day period ends on 29th May 2024.  

 

What if a request to hold an election is not received during the permitted time? Rule 5(5) of the above Rules will apply. The Parish Council must, as soon as practicable after the expiry of the fourteen-day period, co-opt a person to fill the vacancy. 

 

The Proper Officer’s address is: Electoral Services, West Northamptonshire Council, The Guildhall, St Giles Square, Northampton, NN1 1DE  

The telephone number for further guidance is 0300 126 7000 or email: electoralservices@westnorthants.gov.uk  

 

This notice is dated 8th May 2024 Name A Barnes Clerk to Kingsthorpe Parish Council  

 

There is no form of word for this request, which might simply be a letter headed with such words as ‘We the undersigned being electors of the [Ward of] …. Parish, call for an election to fill the vacancy arising from the [death][resignation] of *. A template entitled “Request for an Election” is available from the Parish Clerk. It is helpful if the ten signatures are accompanied by printed names and addresses. ** In calculating the notice period, day one is the day following the date of this notice; a Saturday, Sunday, Christmas Eve, Christmas day, Good Friday or a bank holiday or day appointed for public thanksgiving or mourning shall be disregarded, and the period closes at midnight on the fourteenth day after the date of this notice. Rule 5(2) of The Local Elections (Parishes and Communities)(England and Wales) Rules 2006 now applies.