Elections 6 May 2021
Voting
- Register to vote deadline Monday 19 April 2021.
See register to vote (you will need your national insurance number) - Postal vote deadline 5pm Tuesday 20 April 2021
Download a postal vote application form
We must receive your application by post or email by 5pm Tuesday 20 April 2021 - Proxy vote deadline 5pm Tuesday 27 April 2021
Download a proxy vote application form
We must receive your application by post or email by 5pm Tuesday 27 April 2021
The following elections are taking place on the 6 May 2021.
Police and Crime Commissioner for Gloucestershire
All information, including how to stand as a candidate, please see Gloucester City Councils website. Jon McGinty is the Police Area Returning Officer for the Police and Crime Commissioner election.
Gloucestershire County Council Election
The Forest of Dean district comprises 8 electoral divisions.
- Blakeney and Bream
- Cinderford
- Coleford
- Drybrook and Lydbrook
- Lydney
- Mitcheldean
- Newent
- Sedbury
One councillor will be elected for each division. See our map to view postcode and district boundary data.
More information for the whole of Gloucestershire County Council Elections.
Further information and relevant documents about this election will be made available as they are published below:
Statement of persons nominated and election agents
Forest of Dean District Council By-Elections
One councillor to be elected for:
- Berry Hill Ward
- Cinderford East Ward
Further information and relevant documents about this election will be made available as they are published below:
Statement of persons nominated and election agents
Parish & Town Council By-Elections
Parish and town councils up for election:
- Longhope Parish Council (four vacancies)
- Lydney Town Council East Ward (three vacancies)
- Lydney Town Council West Ward (one vacancy)
- Lydney Town Council North Ward (one vacancy)
- Newent Town Council Central Ward (uncontested)
- St Briavels Parish Council (uncontested)
Further information and relevant documents about this election will be made available as they are published below:
Statement of persons nominated
Uncontested parish council results
Information for candidates
The window for nominating candidates for the election has now closed.
Election campaigning guidance
The Cabinet Office has now published guidance on campaigning from the 8 and 29 March, and other related activities while the whole of England remains in a national lock-down. The guidance confirms that leafleting and campaigning is not allowed until the 8 March, after which physical campaigning will be allowed with certain mitigations in place.
See also:
- Guidance and resources that you need if you are a candidate at a parish council election
- Guidance and resources that you need if you are a candidate or agent at a local government election
- Nomination withdrawal form - Local government election
- Nomination withdrawal form - Parish Town election
Alvington Neighbourhood Planning Referendum
- referendum on the Neighbourhood Plan for Alvington