May 2023 elections

Elections that are taking place on 4 May 2023

Arun District Council elections

Notice of Election - Arun District Council [pdf] 200KB

Notice of Election - Arun District Council [HTML]

Town and parish council elections

Notice of Election - District of Arun [pdf] 203KB

Notice of Election - District of Arun [HTML]

Election Timetable

Please see the elections timetable to be used for these elections.

Election timetable [pdf] 181KB

Election timetable [HTML]

Household Notification Letter and accompanying election arrangements leaflet

On 31 January 2023 we will be sending a household notification letter (HNL) to all residential households within Arun, with this we will also be including an election arrangements leaflet.

HNL form and leaflet [pdf] 1MB

If you require this document in an accessible format please contact webmaster@arun.gov.uk.

Voter ID requirement

From the 4 May 2023, voters in England will need to show photo ID to vote at polling stations in most elections.

Visit our voter photo ID page to find out more about the new requirement.

Polling station arrangements

The majority of polling stations have now returned to their usual premises pre-Covid arrangements. Where we have been unable to secure the usual premises we have located the nearest suitable alternative. Please see the constituency schedule to be used for these elections.

2023 - Constituency Schedule [pdf] 208KB

If you require this document in an accessible format please contact webmaster@arun.gov.uk.

Candidates and agents briefing

A candidates and agents briefing will take place on Wednesday 22 February 2023 at 4pm and Thursday 2 March 2023 at 6pm, both in the Council Chamber at the Arun Civic Centre, Littlehampton. If you would like to attend this briefing, please email nominations@arun.gov.uk and we will send you the meeting invite. This will give you an opportunity to receive further information on the election arrangements, ask questions and see examples of how to complete a nomination paper. 

Candidates and agents briefing - slides

View a copy of the candidates and agents briefing slides [pdf] 1MB

Nomination arrangements

We will be continuing to use the 2021 procedures for the receipt and checking of nomination papers for these elections:

1. As with 2021, the nomination packs will be available on the website from approximately the end of January 2023, this will include the papers as well as useful information to help you complete them.
2. If you require a paper copy of these please email nominations@arun.gov.uk to request these, they will then be posted to you.
3. We are asking that completed nomination papers are scanned and emailed to nominations@arun.gov.uk from Tuesday 21 March 2023 so that we can carry out informal checks and email the candidate/agent back with any amendments that need to be completed before the papers are formally received.
4. If the papers are not able to be scanned they can be hand delivered to the Civic Centre offices in Littlehampton and left to be checked, we are not running an appointment system for you to be able to wait whilst they are being checked. If any amendments need to be made contact details will need to be provided so that we can ask to you to return to the offices to make these at a later time.
5. The deadline for us to receive the completed nomination papers at the Civic Centre is 4pm on Tuesday 4 April 2023, we ask that nomination papers are not handed in on this day unless they have been informally checked beforehand. If any amendments are needed it makes it very difficult to get them completed on the last day and we cannot accept anything after the 4pm deadline.
6. For any questions or assistance, please use the nominations@arun.gov.uk email address.

Despatch of postal votes

1^st despatch of postal votes – 18 April 2023 (being mailed on this date)

Anyone who has applied for a postal vote by Thursday 30 March 2023 will be in the 1^st despatch of postal vote packs on Tuesday 18 April 2023.

2^nd despatch of postal votes – 24 April 2023 (being mailed on this date)

Anyone who applies between Friday 31 March and the deadline of 5pm on Tuesday 18 April 2023 will be in the 2^nd despatch on Monday 24 April 2023.

Any electors who have not received their postal packs can only be sent a replacement from Thursday 27 April 2023 as per the legislation.