May 2021 Elections

Contents:

• Results
• Register to vote
• Voting by post
• Polling stations
• How to vote
• More information on ways to vote
• Providing assistance
• Frequently asked questions
• Contact details

Results

• Unitary council election results
• Town and parish results 
• Police and crime commissioner results

Register to vote

It's important to us that we live in a democratic county. For you to have your say in elections and referendums, you must be registered to vote. If you're not already, please visit the register to vote page. It only takes a few minutes.

Register to vote

Voting by post

The deadline to apply for a postal vote or make changes to an existing postal vote for the May 2021 elections was 5pm on the 20 April 2021.

Terence Herbert is Wiltshire Council's Chief Executive and the Returning Officer. Please take a look at his short postal vote video.

Verification and count

The location and dates of all verification and counts taking place in May 2021:

Polling stations

List of polling stations [150.23KB]

Although our preference would be for you to vote by post, if you wish to vote person, we will be ensuring that all polling stations are as safe as possible for you to visit. All 348 of our polling stations will be COVID-secure, with full risk assessments carried out. This means you can vote with the reassurance that your health and safety is our top priority.

Your local polling station may be different to normal. If you are voting in person, your local polling station will be printed on your poll card which will be sent out in advance of 6 May, and there will also be an online postcode checker.

If you do vote in person, there will be hand sanitiser available and one-way systems in place. Wait times may be longer and you will need to bring your own pen. We will release more information about the venues and the safety measures in place in due course.

Polling station finder

Wiltshire Candidates and Agents Election webinar - Thursday 15 April, 5pm

We will be hosting another Election 2021 update webinar from 5pm Thursday 15 April to provide the latest update on the election in Wiltshire and to answer your questions.

Terence Herbert, Returning Officer, Kate Blackburn, Director of Public Health for Wiltshire, and our elections team will talk you through how our plans are progressing and explain some of the COVID-19 secure measures we will be putting in place at our polling stations and count venues. There will also be an opportunity for you to ask any questions you might have and we will try our best to answer as many as possible.

The live briefing will be broadcast via Microsoft Teams on Thursday 15 April at 5pm. 
 
We'd encourage as many of you as possible to attend this briefing session. The session will cover the Wiltshire Unitary, Police and Crime Commissioner, and Town and Parish elections.

How to vote

Register to vote - the last day to register to vote in May 2021 is 19 April 2021.

The deadline to register for a postal vote is 5pm on 20 April 2021.

The deadline to appoint a proxy to vote on your behalf is 5pm on 27 April 2021.

Applications to vote by emergency proxy can be made if a person finds they cannot go to the polling station because of their occupation, service or employment, or a medical condition, illness or disability that arises after 5pm on 27 April 2021. The application must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at the address below by 5pm on the date of the poll:

Wiltshire Council
Electoral Services
County Hall
Bythesea Road
Trowbridge
BA14 8JN

More information on ways to vote

Providing assistance

The running of elections is always greatly aided by residents offering us their assistance. If you think you might be in a position to help, please visit our election roles page. We'd love you to get involved. There is payment provided for all election roles.

Frequently asked questions

Contact details

If you have any questions, queries or concerns please get in touch with us at elections@wiltshire.gov.uk or call 0300 456 0112.

• Police and Crime Commissioner elections
• Unitary elections
• Town and parish elections
• Timetable for 6 May 2021 elections [128.88KB]