Upcoming Elections - Nomination Forms for Prospective Candidates

Nomination Forms for Prospective Candidates

Huntingdon District Council have updated their website with full details of the election: Upcoming Elections May 2026 - Huntingdonshire District Council.

This page includes a link to the nomination paper on the Electoral Commission website to download. Please also find attached below an annotated nomination form guide that covers areas of common confusion or difficulty for you to refer to as you complete your nomination paper. Notes have been added to draw attention to areas where mistakes are often made, or where you are likely to have questions.

Nomination papers can be delivered on any day between Monday 30 March 2026 and close at 4.00pm on Thursday 9 April 2026. This is a legal deadline and cannot be extended. Nomination papers must be delivered by hand to our offices in Pathfinder House, Huntingdon between the hours of 9.00am and 5.00pm each working day during this period (we will not accept nominations on Good Friday or Easter Monday which fall within the nomination period).

May I encourage you to make an appointment to submit a nomination paper and invite you to email elections@huntingdonshire.gov.uk. I strongly recommend that you deliver your nomination early. Leaving it late may increase the risk of them being rejected. As we will be dealing with a large volume of nomination forms in a short period of time, only seven working days, it would help us if you could give some consideration to nominating one person to deliver all your nomination forms if possible.

As before, the Elections Team will be available for an informal check of your completed nomination papers prior to submission if required.

Timetable

Key dates for voters can be viewed here and a copy of the full Timetable of Proceedings that includes the issue of postal votes date can be viewed here.

Election Count

If your town/parish is contested and an election held, the counting of these votes will take place on Friday, 8 May 2026 at the Sports Hall, One Leisure St Ives.

If you are inexperienced in the nominations process, or simply need a reminder, please do not hesitate to get in contact as we will be more than willing to assist. Furthermore, please do not hesitate to contact myself or my Team by emailing elections@huntingdonshire.gov.uk or telephone (01480) 388129 if there are any other queries at this stage.

Kind regards

Lisa Jablonska

Elections and Democratic Services Manager & Deputy Monitoring Officer