Notice of Election

Notice of Election Burton Latimer 05022026

Burton Latimer Town Council – Election of Councillor
Number of councillors to be elected: 1
1. An election is to be held for a Councillor for Burton Latimer Town Council.
2. Nomination papers may be obtained during normal office hours from the offices of the Returning Officer,
Municipal Offices, Bowling Green Road, Kettering, NN15 7QX, or online at
www.electoralcommission.org.uk or by emailing nominations@northnorthants.gov.uk, or by telephoning
01536 805115. The Returning Officer will, at the request of any elector, prepare a nomination paper for
signature.
3. Nomination papers must be delivered by hand to the Returning Officer at Municipal Offices, Bowling Green
Road, Kettering, NN15 7QX by no later than 4pm on Friday 9 January 2026.
4. The times during which the Returning Officer will accept delivery of nomination papers are on any working
day (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays) from 9.30am on Friday 2 January 2026 until 4pm
on Friday 9 January 2026.
5. An appointment should be made in advance for the delivery of nomination papers by telephoning
01536 805115 or by emailing nominations@northnorthants.gov.uk.
6. An informal check of nomination papers may be requested prior to formal submission. Nomination papers
to be checked informally should be scanned as a pdf file and submitted by email to
nominations@northnorthants.gov.uk by no later than 4pm on Thursday 8 January 2026. Formal
submission of nomination papers must be made by hand as detailed at points 3 and 4 above.
7. If any election is contested the poll will take place on Thursday 5 February 2026.
8. Applications to register to vote must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at Municipal Offices, Bowling
Green Road, Kettering, NN15 7QX by 12 midnight on Tuesday 20 January 2026. Applications can be
made online: https://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote.
9. Applications, amendments or cancellations of postal votes and amendments or cancellations of proxy
votes must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at Municipal Offices, Bowling Green Road, Kettering,
NN15 7QX by 5pm on Wednesday 21 January 2026. Apply online at www.gov.uk/apply-postal-vote.
10. Applications for a Voter Authority Certificate or an Anonymous Elector’s Document valid for this election
must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at Municipal Offices, Bowling Green Road, Kettering, NN15
7QX by 5pm on Wednesday 28 January 2026. Applications for a Voter Authority Certificate can be made
online: www.gov.uk/apply-for-photo-id-voter-authority-certificate.
11. New applications to vote by proxy at this election must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at Municipal
Offices, Bowling Green Road, Kettering, NN15 7QX by 5pm on Wednesday 28 January 2026. Apply online
at www.gov.uk/apply-proxy-vote.
12. Applications to vote by emergency proxy at this election must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at
Municipal Offices, Bowling Green Road, Kettering, NN15 7QX by 5pm on Thursday 5 February 2026.