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District and Parish elections 4 May 2023

The Newark & Sherwood District Council, Parish and Town Council elections took place on Thursday 4 May 2023. Polling stations are now closed.

More information about these elections.

Live results for May 2023 Local Elections

The count for the local elections in May 2023 will take place on Friday 5 May from 10am until the afternoon. You can find out the results as they happen by clicking the links below:

Live results of the District Council Elections

Live results of the Parish and Town Council Elections

Parish and Town Council Declaration of Result of Uncontested elections (PDF File, 1,639kb)

Statement of Persons Nominated For The District and Parish Elections 4 May 2023

The Statement of Persons Nominated has now been published and can be downloaded.

District Council Statement of Persons Nominated (PDF File, 211kb)

Parish and Town Council Statement of Persons Nominated (PDF File, 524kb)

Register of Electors annual canvass 2022

Annual registration forms will be delivered to every property in the District from Friday 12 August 2022, to make sure we know who is eligible to register to vote.

For more information visit our new register of electors page.

District and Parish by-elections 30 June 2022

Following the resignation of District Councillor Neal Mitchell, a request has now been received to fill the vacancy for the Ollerton Ward of Newark & Sherwood District Council by a poll. A by-election will be held on Thursday 30 June 2022. Polling stations will be open from 7am until 10pm. Poll cards will be sent to registered voters who are eligible to vote in this election.

Following the resignation of Parish Councillor Helen Strawson, a request has now been received to fill the vacancy for the Parish of Farnsfield by a poll. This by-election is uncontested, as only one nomination paper was received.

More information on the these by-elections.