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NOTICE OF ELECTION

Warndon Parish Council
Election of Parish Councillors
for the Parish Wards listed below

 

Parish Wards                                                        Number of Parish Councillors to be elected
Warndon North                                                                                               Four
Warndon South                                                                                               Four

Nomination papers must be hand-delivered to the Deputy Returning Officer at The Green Room, Guildhall, High Street, Worcester, WR1 2EY between 9:30am and 4:30pm on any working day from the date of this notice (excluding bank holidays), but no later than 4pm
on Tuesday, 4 April 2023.

Nomination papers may be obtained from the offices of the Returning Officer, Guildhall, High Street, Worcester, WR1 2EY, during the times stated above.

If any election is contested the poll will take place on Thursday, 4 May 2023.

Applications to register to vote must reach the Electoral Registration Officer by 11:59pm on Monday, 17 April 2023. Applications can be made online at www.gov.uk/registertovote.

Applications, amendments or cancellations of postal votes and amendments or cancellations of proxy votes must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at Guildhall, High Street, Worcester, WR1 2EY by 5pm on Tuesday, 18 April 2023.

Applications for a Voter Authority Certificate or an Anonymous Elector’s Document valid for this election must reach the Electoral Registration Officer by 5pm on Tuesday, 25 April 2023. Applications can be made online at www.gov.uk/applyforphotoidtovote

New applications to vote by proxy at this election must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at Guildhall, High Street, Worcester, WR1 2EY by 5pm on Tuesday, 25 April 2023.

Applications to vote by emergency proxy at this election must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at Guildhall, High Street, Worcester, WR1 2EY by 5pm on Thursday, 4 May 2023.

Dated: Monday 20 March 2023                                                                         Returning Officer: Shane Fly

The contractors (HAGS) are back on site and the remaining posts have been delivered on schedule.

 

The plan is for the tarmac surface to be laid next week – any day between Wednesday and Friday depending on progress of installation; the availability of the tarmac team and the weather, as the met office website is forecasting a possibility of snow next week.  Due to the access constraints of the location the tarmac will be delivered by lorry to Brecon Avenue and moved by hand using wheelbarrows to be laid on site.  The lorry will park on Brecon Avenue so it may create some minor inconvenience, but this will be for one day only. Once we have a confirmed date early next week I’ll go door to door and speak to the residents in that area to keep them advised of the situation.

 

At present the project is still on target for completion by Friday the 10^th March, with the exception of the line markings. Please note that the contractors have advised that the tarmac needs to be down for a couple of weeks prior to the application of line markings to allow for the oils to come out of the tarmac. As the surrounding area is likely to be wet at times if we open it we run the risk of the surface having to be jet washed to remove any mud etc. and then allow it to dry before the line markings can be completed, adding further time and cost to the project. Therefore the plan is to keep the area closed off and secure (the contractors have confirmed there were no issues when they were off site for ten days earlier in the project) and open it fully on completion of the line markings, with all heras fencing etc. cleared from the site (by no later than Friday 31^st March) as that will coincide with the Easter school holidays from Monday 3^rd April to Friday 14^th April.

On Thursday 4 May 2023 elections are scheduled to be held to elect eleven Worcester City Councillors.

Eligible electors in the following 11 Wards will be able to vote for their Worcester City Councillor:

• Arboretum
• Bedwardine
• Cathedral
• Claines
• Nunnery
• St Clement
• St John
• St Peter’s Parish
• St Stephen
• Warndon Parish North
• Warndon Parish South

Electors in Battenhall, Gorse Hill, Rainbow Hill, and Warndon Wards will not be electing City Councillors this year.

Worcester Parish Councils’ Elections

If sufficient candidates are nominated, there will also be elections held on Thursday 4 May 2023  for nine seats in St Peter the Great County Parish Council, and four seats each in Warndon North and Warndon South Wards of Warndon Parish Council.

Candidates

Find information about standing in this election as a candidate

We will publish a notice on Wednesday 5 April detailing the candidates that are standing in each Ward but we do not provide information about their politics or manifestos. Candidates are responsible for promoting their own candidacy.

For full information about all election processes, please go to: https://www.worcester.gov.uk/councillors-democracy/elections/2023-elections

Become a Councillor

Worcestershire County Association of Local Councils

 

If you are interested in becoming a Councillor a great place to start is your local Town or Parish Council. While some Councils may not have a vacancy immediately, and you may need to wait until there is a resignation or the next elections. Other Parish and Town Councils may have a casual vacancy which may need to be filled. If this is the case, you could be co-opted on to the Council.

The next full elections in the County for Town and Parish Council will take place in May 2023. (apart from Kidderminster Town Council which will take place in 2025)

ELECTIONS 2023

We want to help people who are interested in becoming Councillors and/or helping in their community. Being a Councillor is a greaty way to give back to your community, enact change, help with projects in your community.

Worcestershire CALC held two successful events on becoming a Councillor. If you did not hear about it or weren’t able to come along, we recorded it and it’s now up on Youtube for you to look at whenever you want.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UF0f-xYI2EQ

If you want more information on becoming a Councillor please visit: https://worcscalc.org.uk/information/become-a-councillor

 

 

Thanks once again to the many volunteers who gave up their time over the Christmas period to deliver the Winter edition of the Parish Newsletter.

 

The last ones will be delivered in the next few days, however if you are still without your copy by 6th January, then please email our Clerk who will arrange for a Newsletter to be delivered or alternatively you can view the Newsletter on the Parish Council website.

https://warndonparishcouncil.org/newsletters

Please note….. as the first Monday of the month is a Bank Holiday, the next Parish Council meeting will take place at 7pm Monday 9^th January 2023 at the Lyppard Hub.

Wishing you all a Happy New Year.

 

Sue Carr

Clerk and RFO