Local government elections in England 22 May 2014

Event Publication of notice of election Delivery of nomination papers Working days before poll (deadline if not midnight) Not later than 25 days Date

Deadline for delivery of nomination papers Deadline for the notification of appointment of election agents Deadline for withdrawals Not later than 19 days of nomination (4pm) Publication of monthly notice of alteration Deadline for receiving 12 days applications for registration Deadline for receiving 11 days (5pm) new postal vote and postal proxy applications, and for changes to existing postal or proxy votes Deadline for receiving 6 days (5pm) new applications to vote by proxy (not postal proxy or emergency proxies)

Not later than Monday 14 April 2014 From the date stated on On any working day the notice of election during the hours stated on the notice of election until 4pm on Thursday 24 April 2014 19 days (4pm) 4pm on Thursday 24 April 2014 Not later than 19 days Not later than 4pm on (4pm) Thursday 24 April 2014 Not later than 4pm on Thursday 24 April 2014 Thursday 1 May 2014

Tuesday 6 May 2014 5pm on Wednesday 7 May 2014

5pm on Wednesday 14 May 2014

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Working days before poll (deadline if not midnight) Publication of second Between 18 days and 6 interim election notice of days alteration Publication of notice of Not later than 6 days poll Publication of final election notice of alteration Deadline for notification of appointment polling and counting agents First date that electors can apply for replacements for lost postal votes Polling day Last time for re-issue of spoilt or lost postal votes Deadline for emergency proxy applications Last time to alter the register due to clerical error or court appeal Last day for the delivery of return as to election expenses (parish elections) Last day for the delivery of return as to election expenses (not for parish elections) 5 days 5 days

Date Between Friday 25 April 2014 and Wednesday 14 May 2014 Not later than Wednesday 14 May 2014 Thursday 15 May 2014 Thursday 15 May 2014

4 days

Friday 16 May 2014

0 (7am to 10pm) 0 (5pm) 0 (5pm) 0 (9pm)

7am to 10pm on Thursday 22 May 2014 5pm on Thursday 22 May 2014 5pm on Thursday 22 May 2014 9pm on Thursday 22 May 2014

Within 28 calendar days Thursday 19 June 2014 from polling day Within 35 calendar days Thursday 26 June (if after the date the election result declared on result is declared Thursday 22 May 2014) Friday 27 June (if result declared on Friday 23 May 2014) Within 3 months from the Thursday 21 August 2014 date of the poll Friday 22 August 2014

Deadline for sending postal vote identifier rejection notices Last day for the delivery Within 3 months of the of return to the Electoral date of the poll Commission as to campaign expenditure of political parties (spending 250,000 or less)*

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Working days before poll (deadline if not midnight) Last day for the delivery Within 6 months of the of return to the Electoral date of the poll Commission as to campaign expenditure of political parties (spending more than 250,000)*

Date Saturday 22 November 2014

* This deadline applies to political parties contesting the European Parliamentary election on 22 May 2014. Expenditure incurred at local government elections must also be included in the partys expenditure return if it was incurred during the European Parliamentary elections regulated period.