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Local election - Thursday 4 May 2023

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The next scheduled election in Salford will be the Local Government Election on Thursday 4 May 2023.

This is where one councillor will be elected in each of the city’s 20 wards, apart from in Pendlebury and Cliton Ward, where two seats will be contested. Please note the below information - the new legal requirement to show photo ID when voting and key dates in respect of this election.

See the Notice of Election which has now been published.

The results of the local election will be published on our election results page in the early hours of Friday 5 May 2023.

Deadlines

Please note that your poll card will look slightly different this year. As it will contain information about Voter ID it will be slightly larger than you are used to.

Find out about disability and accessibility support in polling stations.

View the candidates on our statement of persons nominated page

Voter ID

The UK Government has introduced a requirement to show photo ID when voting at a polling station at some elections. This applies for the first time in Salford at local councillor elections on Thursday 4 May 2023.

Voters across the country must show a photographic form of ID in order to vote. You can view the list of acceptable ID on The Electoral Commission’s website.

If you do not have one of the acceptable ID types, you can apply for a free Voter Authority Certificate. You will need to provide a photograph with your application.

You can apply for the Voter Authority Certificate on the government’s website.

For more details including help and support, please go to our voter ID webpage.

For more information on Voter ID requirements please visit the Electoral Commission's Voter ID webpage.

Key dates for voters

Event Date
Poll cards delivered From Wednesday 29 March 2023
Details of candidates published Wednesday 5 April 2023 (after 4pm)
Deadline for registering to vote Monday 17 April 2023 (midnight)
Deadline for the receipt of new postal vote applications and for changes to existing postal vote applications Tuesday 18 April 2023 (5pm)
Postal and proxy votes issued (by first class post) Thursday 20 April 2023
Deadline for the receipt of new proxy vote applications Tuesday 25 April 2023 (5pm)
First date that voters can apply for a replacement postal vote Thursday 27 April 2023
Deadline to apply for a replacement for lost postal votes Thursday 4 May 2023 (5pm)

Where is my polling station?

You can see our page of polling stations or use our look up service to find out where your polling station is. 

Key dates for candidates

Event Date
First date that candidate information papers can be obtained Thursday 23 March 2023 (from 8.30am)
Publication of Notice of Election Monday 27 March 2023
First day for the return of candidate nomination papers Monday 27 March 2023 (from 8.30am)
Last day for the return of candidate nomination papers Tuesday 4 April 2023 (4pm)

The candidate and agent briefing is currently scheduled for 5pm Thursday 13 April 2023.

Further election notices will be added to this webpage in due course.

Downloadable documents

If you are unable to view documents of these types, our downloads page provides links to viewing software.

This page was last updated on 4 May 2023

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