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Elections and referendums


Current elections and referendums

Voter ID is required for all elections and referendums.  Please see our Voter ID page.

You can now apply for a postal or proxy vote online. You must give your National Insurance Number (NINo) in your application. For more information, please visit the Electoral Commission website.

Helston Town Council - South Ward - 9 January 2025

Notice of election published 29 November 2024

Cornwall Council and parish/town council elections - Thursday 1 May 2025

All councillor seats on Cornwall Council and all parish and town councils in Cornwall are due for election in May 2025.

You will be able to vote for candidates to fill:

  • all of Cornwall Council's 87 seats in the 87 divisions
  • all parish/town council seats (if contested).

More information will be added to our website soon.

Interested in election work?

Are you interested in temporary work at election time? If so, please go to our Elections Recruitment page and complete our short form so we can add you to our election staff database. We will consider staff on the database for work at election time. 

(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

Neighbourhood Planning

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

Future elections

Cornwall Council and Town and Parish Council Elections - The full council elections are held every four years. They are next due on Thursday 1 May 2025. 

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. 

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