2024 Borough of Gosport and the Police & Crime Commissioner of Hampshire Elections

Gosport Borough Council Elections for all Electoral Wards and the election of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Hampshire and the Isle of Wight are being held on Thursday 02 May 2024. 

Polling Stations

Please check your Poll Card when it is delivered to see where you will need to go on Thursday 02 May 2024 to cast your vote in the ballot box, or you can use the Democracy Club post code lock up if you prefer.

Key dates and deadlines for voters at this election:

• Tuesday 12 March at 6:00pm - Prospective Candidates and Election Agents Briefing for the Borough of Gosport Elections ~ please click here for the online form to reserve your place
• Thursday 21 March - poll cards delivery starts
• Tuesday 16 April - register to vote by 11:59pm if you're not already registered
• Tuedsay 16 April - postal votes (1st batch) issued ~ to all Service voters with BPFO addresses and Crown employees overseas
• Wednesday 17 April - 5:00pm deadline to submit completed application to vote by post or postal proxy
• Thursday 18 April  - postal votes (2nd batch) issued ~ all Postal Vote applications received and determined before 4:00pm on Monday 25 March will be included in this issu
• Friday 19 April - postal votes (3rd batch) issued~ all Postal Vote applications received and determined between 4:00pm on Monday 25 March and midday on Tuesday 09 April will be included in this issue
• Wednesday 24 April - 5:00pm deadline to submit completed application to vote by appointing a proxy
• Wednesday 24 April - postal votes (4th and final batch) issued ~ all Postal Vote applications received and determined between midday on Tuesday 09 April and 5:00pm on Wednesday 17 April will be included in this issue
• Wednesday 24 April - 5:00pm deadline to apply for a Voter Authority Certificate ~ if you vote in a Polling Station and do not have one of the acceptable forms of photographic identification
• Friday 26 April - first day to issue replacement lost and spoilt postal votes
• Thursday 02 May - Polling Day (Polling stations open from 7:00am until 10:00pm)
• Thursday 02 May - last chance to replace lost or spoilt postal votes is 5:00pm
• Thursday 02 May - last chance to apply for an emergency proxy vote is 5:00pm (conditions apply)

Absent Voting Information and Application Forms:

• Postal Vote information and application form (Electoral Commission website)
• Proxy Vote information and application forms (Electoral Commission website)
• Emergency Proxy Vote information and application forms (Electoral Commission website)

Key documents:

• 2024 Election Prospective Candidate and Election Agent Briefing (PDF) [546KB]
• 2024 Election timetable (PDF) [143KB]
• 2024 LGE - Notice of Election for all Electoral Wards except Lee West (PDF) [139KB] (Published at 10:00am on  Thursday 21 March 2024)
• 2024 LGE - Notice of Election for Lee West Ward (PDF) [135KB] (Published at 10:00am on  Thursday 21 March 2024)
• 2024 PCC - Notice of Election of a Police and Crime Commissioner for the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Police Area (PDF) [283KB] (Published at 10:00am on  Thursday 21 March 2024)
• 2024 PCC - Notice of Candidates Election Address Submission (PDF) [110KB] (Published at 10:00am on  Thursday 21 March 2024)
• 2024 LGE - Notice of Election Agents (all Electoral Wards) (PDF) [296KB]  (Published by 4:30pm on Friday 05 April 2024)
• Hampshire Police Area: Notice of Election Agents' names and offices (PDF) [35KB] (Published by 4:30pm on Friday 05 April 2024)
• 2024 LGE - Statement of Persons Nominated (all Electoral Wards) (PDF) [247KB]  (Published by 4:00pm on Monday 08 April 2024 ~ if no objections)
• Statement of Persons Nominated for Hampshire Police Area (PDF) [79KB] (Published by 4:00pm on Monday 08 April 2024 ~ if no objections)
• 2024 LGE - Notice of Poll and Situation of Polling Stations for all Electoral Wards (PDF) [224KB]  (Published by 10:00am on Wednesday 24 April 2024)
• 2024 Police & Crime Commissioner Elections: Notice of Poll (PDF) [182KB] (Published by 10:00am on Wednesday 24 April 2024)
• 2024 Police & Crime Commissioner Elections: Situation of Polling Stations (PDF) [206KB]  (Published by 10:00am on Wednesday 24 April 2024)
• Declaration of Result of Poll for the Borough of Gosport electionsor Declaration of Result of Poll for the Borough of Gosport elections - the results will be published here following the verbal Declaration of Result made by the Returning Officer
• Results of Poll for the Gosport Voting Area in the Police and Crime Commissioner election - the results will be published here following the verbal Local Count Totals made by the Local Returning Officer

Any questions or queries on the administration of the Borough of Gosport elections, please contact Graeme Jesty, the Returning Officer, on 023 9254 5227 or e-mail: electoral.registration@gosport.gov.uk.

Any questions or queries on the administration of the Police and Crime Commissioner Election for the Hampshire Police Area, please contact Mark Heath, the Police Area Returning Officer at Southampton City Council.