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Forthcoming Elections

Voter ID will be required from May 2023.

From May 2023 onwards, the Elections Act 2022 requires voters to show photographic identification at polling stations before they are given a ballot paper. View our Voter ID requirements web page for more information.

This page provides details of elections which are due to be held over the next few years.

If you would like to be notified of a future by-election, please complete our notification of a forthcoming by-election online form

Elections & Referendums 2025

East Sussex County Council

The government has decided to postpone county elections due in May 2025 in areas which are part of its priority programme for English devolution.

Ministers decided this was necessary to enable its ambitious programme of devolution and reorganisation of local government, including in East Sussex. It wants councils free to focus scarce resources on this democratic programme, including preparing for a mayoral election in May 2026 and for elections to new unitary councils. 

It was the government’s view that the alternative would have been to hold elections to a body which is not expected to continue in its current form. This would have cost more than £1.5 million of public money. 

Ministers emphasised there is well-established precedent for postponing elections to enable reorganisation, including in North Yorkshire, Cumbria, Somerset and Buckinghamshire. 

Ministers will now bring legislation to parliament to enable the new election timetable.

Candidates & Agents

If you are looking to stand for the next election and are appointing agents, the link below provides guidance and resources to help you comply with the rules.

You will need to select the area under the ‘Where am I’ drop down, and then select the ‘Election Type.’ This will filter all the results below. Alternatively, you can us the search box to look for specific guidance/resources. It does also explain this on the link.

Candidates and Agents | Electoral Commission

If you would like to find out what polling station you will be voting at, you can find this at Where do I Vote