Diddlebury Parish Counci

Please find attached the Notice of Uncontested Election to be displayed in the relevant parish area at your earliest convenience.

Section 21(2) of the Representation of the People Act 1985 states that if a Parish is quorate, it can commence advertising vacancies for co-option for the vacant seats once the Notice of Uncontested Election has been published.

Your council has 9 seats in total, and we have only received 8 nominations. Therefore there are 1 vacant seat(s) that you can co-opt to.

Parish Councils should bear in mind that no co-option decisions can be made until newly elected councillors take up office to make decisions on the council's behalf, which in this case will be Tuesday 6th May 2025.

Clerks are reminded that a Declaration of Acceptance of Office form should be completed before or at the first meeting of the parish council after 1 May 2025.

Regards,

Electoral Services

NOTICE OF ELECTION - Shropshire Council. Election of Parish Councillors for the Parish of Diddlebury. Number of Councillors to be elected - Nine

Official Notice of details here

1.
Forms of nomination for Unitary Elections may be obtained from the Returning Officer at the The Guildhall, Frankwell Quay, Shrewsbury, SY3 8HQ who will, at the request of an elector for any electoral area prepare a nomination paper for signature.
2.
Nomination papers must be hand-delivered to the Returning Officer, The Guildhall, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY3 8HQ on any day after the date of this notice but no later than 4 pm on Wednesday, 2nd April 2025. Alternatively, candidates may submit their nomination papers at the following locations on specified dates, between the times shown below:
Shrewsbury The Guildhall, Frankwell Quay, Shrewsbury, SY3 8HQ
9.00am – 4.30pm Weekdays from Tuesday 11th March to Friday 28th March.
9.00am – 6.00pm Monday 31st March and Tuesday 1st April.
9.00am – 4.00pm Wednesday 2nd April.
Oswestry Oswestry Library, Arthur Street, Oswestry, SY11 1JN
9.45am – 4.45pm Tuesday 11th March; Tuesday 18th March and Tuesday 25th March.
Wem Wem Library, High Street, Wem, SY4 5AA
10.15am – 4.45pm Thursday 13th March; Thursday 20th March and Thursday 27th March.
Ludlow Helena Lane Day Care Centre, 20 Hamlet Road, Ludlow, SY8 2NP
9.15am – 4.30pm Friday 14th March; Friday 21st March and Friday 28th March.
Bridgnorth Bridgnorth Library, Listley Street, Bridgnorth, WV16 4AW
9.45am – 4.45pm Wednesday 12th March; Wednesday 19th March and Wednesday 26th March.
3.
If any election is contested the poll will take place on Thursday, 1st May 2025.
4.
Applications to register to vote must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at The Guildhall, Frankwell Quay, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY3 8HQ by 12 midnight on Friday 11th April 2025. Applications can be made online at gov.uk/register-to-vote
5.
Applications, amendments or cancellations of postal and postal proxy votes must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at The Guildhall, Frankwell Quay, Shrewsbury, SY3 8HQ by 5 pm on Monday, 14th April 2025.
6.
Applications for a Voter Authority Certificate or an Anonymous Elector’s Document valid for this election must reach the Electoral Registration Officer by 5 pm on Wednesday, 23rd April 2025. Applications can be made online at gov.uk/apply-for-photo-id-voter-authority-certificate
7.
Applications, amendments or cancellations to vote by proxy at this election must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at The Guildhall, Frankwell Quay, Shrewsbury, SY3 8HQ by 5 pm on Wednesday, 23rd April 2025.
8.
Applications to vote by emergency proxy at this election must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at The Guildhall, Frankwell Quay, Shrewsbury, SY3 8HQ by 5 pm on Thursday, 1st May 2025.