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Current elections and referendums

Redruth Parish Neighbourhood Plan Referendum - Polling day: Thursday 16 October 2025

Looe Harbour Commissioners - Polling day: Thursday 16 October 2025

Newquay Business Improvement District (BID) Ballot - Date of ballot: Thursday 23 October 2025

The ballot will be taken entirely by post, with votes to be returned by 5pm on 23 October 2025 (the day of the ballot).

More information about the BID proposal is available from the Newquay BID website.

Torpoint Parish Neighbourhood Plan Referendum - Polling day: Thursday 30 October 2025

Hayle Town Council West Ward - Polling day: Thursday 6 November 2025

Penzance Town Council Penzance Promenade Ward - Polling day: Thursday 6 November 2025

Voter ID

Voter ID is required for all elections and referendums. 

Please see our Voter ID page

Voting by post or proxy

You can now apply for a postal or proxy vote online. For more information, please visit the Electoral Commission website.

Visit the Electoral Commission website

Reapplying for a postal vote

Postal voters are now required to reapply for their postal vote every three years.

Anyone who applied before 31 October 2023 must reapply for their postal vote by 31 January 2026. If a new application is not received by this date, the postal vote will be cancelled.

For more information, please go to our page on Reapplying for a postal vote.  

Neighbourhood Planning

For information on neighbourhood planning, please visit the Neighbourhood Planning in Cornwall page.

Interested in election work?

If you interested in temporary work at election time please go to our 'Elections Recruitment' page and complete our short form. We can then add you to our election staff database.

We will consider staff on the database for work at election time. 

Elections recruitment

(If you have worked for us at an election in recent years, your details will already be on our database. There is no need to reapply.) 

Election results and information

Future elections

By-elections and referendums - When these polls occur, we will update this web page with the official notices. These notices should also be displayed locally on public notice boards. 

Police and Crime Commissioner Election - These elections are held every four years. They are next due on Thursday 4 May 2028.

Cornwall Council and Town and Parish Council Elections - The full council elections are held every four years. They are next due on Thursday 3 May 2029. 

UK Parliamentary Election - The maximum term of a UK Parliament is five years from the day it first met after the last general election. The next general election must be called by August 2029, but the government can choose to hold it before then.

Last Updated:

10/10/2025

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