Councillors, Democracy and Elections

Welcome to the "Council & Democracy" section of North West Leicestershire District Council's Web site. It aims to provide you with a full and clear understanding of how the Council works together with access to the latest reports, documents and committee papers. It also shows you how decisions are made and how you can ensure that your opinions are heard.

This area also provides information relating to Elections. Electoral Services are responsible for the compilation of the Register of Electors each year and for the organisation and conduct of all elections taking place within the County which are County Council, Parliamentary and European Elections.

The main duties of Electoral Services are:-

• To ensure that every household receives an electoral registration form each year and on completion and return make sure that all eligible electors are correctly registered.
• The registration of Overseas Electors, Service Personnel and European Union Citizens.
• The processing of postal and proxy voting applications.
• Provision of polling stations, election staff and all polling stationery and equipment.
• To provide candidates and their agents with all the necessary literature in respect of elections in which they are to stand.
• To advertise and promote electoral registration and elections and answer any related queries.
• Electoral Services is committed, wherever possible, to provide access to polling for all members of the community.

We will send an annual registration form to you in August, for you to confirm or change the details of all persons who will be living in your house on 15 October. There are three easy ways to respond to the form and if you do it straight away you will not be sent a reminder.

If you do not respond to your form not only might your name be removed from the register, which means you will not be able to vote at elections, but it may also affect your credit rating and you may experience problems getting a mortgage, loan, finance agreement or mobile phone contract.

Please ensure you register to vote and use your vote.

Democracy is extremely important to North West Leicestershire District Council. We want to encourage and support our residents to participate and have their say in decisions which directly affect the communities they live in.

For a full list of the topics covered in this area please refer to the navigation on the side of the page.

If you can not find what you are looking for please contact the Elections Team.