Last updated:
24th April 2024
Current elections
Current elections and by-elections
Important changes to voting system
- Read about upcoming changes to elections
- Make sure your photo ID is ready before you vote
Next elections
The next scheduled elections are:
- Local Government Elections - 2 May 2024
- Police and Crime Commissioner Elections - 2 May 2024
Local Government and Police and Crime Commissioner elections - 2 May 2024
All out local government elections are scheduled in:
- Barkham & Arborfield
- Bulmershe & Coronation
- Emmbrook
- Evendons
- Finchampstead
- Hawkedon
- Hillside
- Loddon
- Maiden Erlegh & Whitegates
- Norreys
- Shinfield
- South Lake
- Spencers Wood & Swallowfield
- Thames
- Twyford, Ruscombe & Hurst
- Wescott
- Winnersh
- Wokingham Without
All 54 seats of Wokingham Borough Council are up for election following a major change to ward boundaries. This came as a result of an independent review by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England.
There will also be the Police and Crime Commissioner election for the Thames Valley.
These elections will take place on Thursday 2 May 2024.
Key Dates
- Publication of Notice of Election - Friday 22 March
- Nominations can be received between 10am to 4pm - from Monday 25 March
- Deadline for Withdrawal of Candidate - 4pm on Friday 5 April
- Deadline for Receipt of Nominations - 4pm on Friday 5 April
- Statement of Persons nominated - 4pm on Monday 8 April
- Deadline to Register to Vote - Midnight Tuesday 16 April
- Deadline to cancel or amend existing postal or proxy arrangements - 5pm on Wednesday 17 April
- Deadline for New Postal Vote Applications - 5pm on Wednesday 17 April
- Notice of Poll - Wednesday 24 April
- Deadline for Proxy Vote Applications - 5pm on Wednesday 24 April
- Deadline for Appointment of Poll and Count Agents – Thursday 25 April
- First Day to Issue Replacement Postal Ballot Papers – Friday 26 April
- Day of Poll - 7am to 10pm on Thursday 2 May
- Deadline for Replacement Postal Ballot Papers - 5pm on Thursday 2 May
- Deadline for Receipt of Emergency Proxy Vote Applications - 5pm on Thursday 2 May
- Deadline to alter Register due to clerical error - 9pm on Thursday 2 May
General Election
UK Parliamentary elections are held every 5 years but may be called sooner.
The date of the next general election has not yet been announced. However, it must be held by 28 January 2025.
Notice of Poll
- Notice of Poll and Situation of Polling Stations - Wokingham Borough Council (PDF)
- Notice of Poll - Police and Crime Commissioner (PDF)
- Situation of Polling Stations - Police and Crime Commissioner (PDF)
Notice of Election
- Notice of Election - Charvil Parish Council (PDF)
- Notice of Election - Finchampstead Parish Council (PDF)
- Notice of Election - Police and Crime Commissioner (PDF)
- Notice of Election - Ruscombe Parish Council (PDF)
- Notice of Election - St Nicholas Hurst Parish Council (PDF)
- Notice of Election - Wokingham Borough Council (PDF)
Statement of Persons Nominated
- Statement of Persons Nominated - Parish of Charvil (PDF)
- Statement of Persons Nominated - Parish of Finchampstead (PDF)
- Statement of Persons Nominated - Parish of Ruscombe (PDF)
- Statement of Persons Nominated - Parish of St Nicholas Hurst (PDF)
- Statement of Persons Nominated - Wokingham Borough Council (PDF)
- Statement of Persons nominated - Police and Crime Commissioner (PDF)
Notices of Uncontested Election
- Notice of Uncontested Election - Parish of Charvil (PDF)
- Notice of Uncontested Election - Parish of Finchampstead (PDF)
- Notice of Uncontested Election - Parish of Ruscombe (PDF)
- Notice of Uncontested Election - Parish of St Nicholas Hurst (PDF)
Notice of Election Agents
- Notice of Election Agent - Wokingham Borough Council (PDF)
- Notice of Election Agents - Police and Crime Commissioner (PDF)
Parliamentary elections
UK Parliamentary elections are held every 5 years but may be called sooner.
The date of the next general election has not yet been announced. However, it must be held by 28 January 2025.
Parliamentary constituencies
There are new parliamentary constituency boundaries in Wokingham Borough following a review by the Boundary Commission for England which published their final recommendations in June 2023 following 3 rounds of public consultation. It received approval from the Privy Council in November 2023.
This means there are now 2 constituencies in Wokingham Borough:
- Wokingham
- Earley and Woodley
The Wokingham and the new Earley and Woodley constituencies are administered by Wokingham Borough Council.
Constituency boundaries are reviewed periodically to make sure that constituencies are all roughly a similar size and respect local ties between areas. More details can be found on the Boundary Commissions for England website.
Find your polling station
Your polling station may have changed since you last voted. Check your poll card to ensure that you go to the right location. See our Where to vote page for more information.
