Luton Borough Council
Upcoming elections
Parliamentary election on 4 July 2024
On Thursday 4 July 2024 residents will go to the polls for an election to elect a Member of Parliament for the ‘Luton North’ and ‘Luton South and South Bedfordshire’ constituencies.
To vote in this you must be a British, Irish or qualifying Commonwealth citizen. EU citizens living in the UK are not entitled to vote in Parliamentary elections.
Luton North Constituency
Candidates
*Names sorted alphabetically by surname.
- Waheed Akbar, Workers Party
- Jilleane Brown, Conservative Party
- James Aaron Fletcher, Reform UK
- Ejel Khan, Green Party
- Sarah Owen, Labour Party
- Sean Prendergast, Liberal Democrats
- Toqueer Shah, Independent
- Paul Trathen, Social Democratic Party
Luton South and South Bedfordshire Constituency
Candidates
*Names sorted alphabetically by surname.
- Edward Carpenter, Green Party
- Dominic Griffiths, Liberal Democrats
- Rachel Hopkins, Labour Party
- Norman Maclean, Reform UK
- Attiq Ahmed Malik, Independent
- Yasin Rehman, Workers Party
- Mark Anthony Gaius Versallion, Conservative Party
Constituency maps:
Find my polling station
How to apply for a replacement postal vote pack
- If you haven’t received your postal vote pack, you can apply for a replacement up until 5pm on polling day, 4 July. To do this please call us on 01582 510380 or email [email protected].
- Before we can give you a replacement postal vote pack, we will ask for proof of identity, such as passport or driving license.
- For replacement requests made before 5pm on Wednesday 3 July, these can be delivered or collected from Town Hall, George Street, Luton, LU1 2BQ.
- By law, any replacement requests made between 5pm on Wednesday 3 July and 5pm on Thursday 4 July must be made in person with accepted proof of identity. We will then issue your postal vote pack to you in person and you can return it straight away.
Photo ID:
You now need photo ID to vote at a polling station
New rules for returning postal votes by hand (excluding those returned via Royal Mail):
- If you hand deliver your postal vote, for example to a polling station or the Town Hall, you need to complete a ‘Postal Vote Return Form’ (available from the Town Hall and polling stations).
- You may not hand deliver more than 5 postal votes for other electors (excluding your own).
- If you are a political campaigner, you can only hand in your own postal vote, and those of close relatives.
- Postal votes that are hand delivered without a completed ‘Postal Vote Return Form’ will not be counted.
Key election dates for electors:
- Publication of statement of persons nominated: Friday 7 June 2024 at 5pm.
- Electoral registration deadline: Tuesday 18 June 2024.
- Postal vote/postal proxy application deadline: Wednesday 19 June 2024 at 5pm.
- Proxy vote application deadline: Wednesday 26 June 2024 at 5pm.
- Deadline to apply for Voter Authority Certificate: Wednesday 26 June 2024.
Election timetable for candidates
Thursday 30 May 2024
- Earliest date to officially become a candidate
- Earliest date to be supplied with a copy of the electoral register
Friday 31 May 2024
Monday 3 June 2024
- First day for submission of nomination papers
Friday 7 June 2024 at 4pm
- Deadline for submission of nomination papers
- Deadline for appointment of election agents
- Last date for withdrawal of a candidate
Friday 7 June 2024 at 5pm
- Publication of statement of persons nominated, including notice of poll and situation of polling stations
- Notice of appointment of election agents - Luton North
- Notice of appointment of election agents - Luton South and South Bedfordshire
- Statement of person nominated and notice of poll - Luton North
- Statement of person nominated and notice of poll - Luton South and South Bedfordshire
Tuesday 18 June 2024
- Electoral registration deadline
Wednesday 19 June 2024 at 5pm
- Postal vote and postal proxy application deadline
Wednesday 26 June 2024 at 5pm
- Proxy vote application deadline
- Deadline to apply for Voter Authority Certificate
Thursday 27 June 2024
- Deadline for appointment of counting agents
- Deadline for appointment of polling agents
Thursday 4 July 2024
- Polling day (7am to 10pm)
- Deadline for replacement of lost or spoilt postal votes (5pm)
- Deadline for emergency proxy applications (5pm)
Thursday 4 July 2024
- Verification and count at the Inspire Sports Centre from 10pm
Friday 9 August 2024
- Deadline for return of election spending returns
Nomination information for candidates
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