Current and future elections
Voters are now required to show photographic ID in the polling stations, further information can be found at www.fdean.gov.uk/voterid
Parliamentary election – Thursday 4 July 2024
Election for the Forest of Dean Constituency
A General Election is when Members of Parliament are elected for all the constituencies across the UK. The Forest of Dean Constituency comprises the whole of the Forest of Dean District Council area and 8 polling districts from Tewkesbury Borough areaA (Ashleworth, Chaceley, Forthampton, Highnam, Hasfield, Minsterworth, Maismore and Tirley).
The Acting Returning Officer for the Forest of Dean constituency is Andrew Knott, who is the Chief Finance Officer of Forest of District Council.
The following notices have been published by the Acting Returning Officer:
Guidance for candidates
Detailed guidance can be found on the Electoral Commission's site:
https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/guidance-candidates-and-agents-uk-parliamentary-general-elections-great-britain
Candidates are recommended to read this guidance before submitting their nomination papers.
Registering to vote
If you are not already registered to vote, you can do so online at: www.gov.uk/register-to-vote
You must register by midnight on Tuesday 18 June to be able to vote at this election.
Postal voting
If you would like to vote by post, you can apply online at: www.gov.uk/apply-postal-vote.
You must apply by 5pm on Wednesday 19 June to be able to receive a postal vote for this election.
Proxy voting
If you would like to vote by proxy, you can apply online at: www.gov.uk/apply-proxy-vote
You must apply by 5pm on Wednesday 26 June to be able to vote by proxy at this election.
Voter Authority Certificates
If you don’t have an acceptable form of ID to use at the polling station, you can apply for a Voter Authority Certificate.
You can apply online at: www.gov.uk/apply-for-photo-id-voter-authority-certificate
You must apply by 5pm on Wednesday 26 June to receive this document for the election on 4 July.
If you are not able to apply online, please contact us for a paper form to be sent to you:
- elections@fdean.gov.uk
- 01594 812638 (9am-5pm during normal office hours)