Parish Council Elections
Please find above the statement of nominated persons for Fritton with St Olaves Parish Council.
The Parish Council election is uncontested, the remaining three vacancies can now be filled by co-option.
For any enquiries concerning the vacancies please contact the Parish Clerk Kate Ruddock on [email protected]
or telephone 07899 846148
MAKE A CHANGE BECOME A LOCAL COUNCILLOR
Parish Council elections are being held on Thursday 4th May 2023 nomination papers must be submitted to GYBC between 27th March and no later than 4.00pm on the 4th April. Nomination papers can be obtained by contacting the Elections Team on 01493 846327, all papers must be checked (by appointment) by a members of the Elections Team, using the same telephone number..
WHAT DO LOCAL COUNCILS DO?
Your local council has an overall responsibility for the wellbeing of your local community. Their work falls into three main
categories:
• Delivery of services
• Improve quality of life for residents
• Give communities a democratic voice
BECOMING A LOCAL COUNCILLOR
As a local councillor you can become a voice for your community
and make a real change. Councillors are community leaders and
represent the interests of the communities they serve.
Local councillors have three main responsibilities:
• Decision-making
• Monitoring
• Getting involved locally
GETTING ELECTED
To stand for election to a local council you must:
• Be a UK or Commonwealth citizen; or be a citizen of the
Republic of Ireland; or be a citizen of another Member State
of the European Union
• Be at least 18 years old
• Be an elector of the local council; or in the past 12 months
occupied land or other premises in the area the local council
serves (as owner or tenant); or work in the area local council
serves (as your principal or only place of work); or live within
three miles of the local council boundary.
www.nalc.gov.uk/elections
The way you vote at your polling station is changing….
From May 2023 new UK government legislation contained within the
Elections Act 2022 means all voters voting in person at the polling
station will need to provide photographic identification before being
issued with your ballot paper.
If you do not have one of the accepted forms of identification you may
apply for a free Voter Authority Certificate at www.gov.uk/apply-for-photoid-voter-authority-certificate
Postal Votes
You DO NOT need to provide photographic ID if you have a POSTAL VOTE.
For more information and if you wish to apply for a postal vote please visit
Please act now to:
ENSURE YOU EITHER HAVE ONE OF THE ACCEPTED FORMS OF
PHOTOGRAPHIC ID LISTED OVERLEAF
OR
YOU COMPLETE AN APPLICATION FOR A FREE VOTER AUTHORITY
CERTIFICATE BEFORE THE DEADLINE OF 5PM ON TUESDAY 25TH APRIL 2023
OR
YOU APPLY FOR A POSTAL VOTE BEFORE THE DEADLINE OF 5PM
ON TUESDAY 18TH APRIL 2023
The accepted forms of photographic identification are:
• a passport issued by the UK, any of the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man,
a British Overseas Territory, an EEA state, or a Commonwealth country
• a driving licence issued by the UK, any of the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man,
or an EEA state
• a biometric immigration document
• an identity card bearing the Proof of Age Standards Scheme hologram
(a PASS card)
• a Ministry of Defence Form 90 (Defence Identity Card)
• a Blue Badge
• a national identity card issued by an EEA state
• an Older Person’s Bus Pass
• a Disabled Person’s Bus Pass
• an Oyster 60+ Card
• a Freedom Pass
• a Scottish National Entitlement Card issued in Scotland
• a 60 and Over Welsh Concessionary Travel Card issued in Wales
• a Disabled Person’s Welsh Concessionary Travel Card issued in Wales
• a Senior SmartPass issued in Northern Ireland
• a Registered Blind SmartPass or Blind Person’s SmartPass issued in
Northern Ireland
• a War Disablement SmartPass issued in Northern Ireland
• a 60+ SmartPass issued in Northern Ireland
• a Half Fare SmartPass issued in Northern Ireland
• an Electoral Identity Card issued in Northern Ireland
EXPIRED DOCUMENTS ARE SUITABLE PROVIDING
THE PHOTOGRAPH IS A TRUE LIKENESS
