Kidsgrove Town Council (Kidsgrove Central & Ravenscliffe ward) by-election 2026
Information for candidates
Candidate guidance
Qualifications for candidates wishing to stand in the elections can be found on the Electoral Commission website.
We have also produced our own candidate guidance for town councillors and we would advise this is to be read as a supplemantary document with the Electoral Commission guidance. Forms for requests for electoral registers, absent voters lists, polling, counting and postal voting agent forms are also available.
Download the guidance documents and forms
Eligibility
To be eligible to stand as a candidate in the forthcoming local elections, you must be:
- aged 18 or over
- be either a British citizen, an eligible Commonwealth citizen, a citizen of the Republic of Ireland, a qualifying EU citizen (citizens from Denmark, Luxembourg, Poland, Portugal or Spain) or an EU citizen with retained rights (those who have been legally resident in the UK since before the UK left the EU on 31 December 2020)
and meet at least one of the following criteria:
- be a registered local government elector (in the local government area where you are standing for borough candidates, or within the parish area for parish candidates)
- occupy any land or other premises as an owner or tenant (within the local authority area for borough candidates, or within the parish area for parish candidates)
- mainly or only work in the local authority area (for borough candidates) or parish area (for parish candidates)
- live in the local authority area (for borough candidates), or live within the parish area or within 3 miles of it (for parish candidates).Nominations
Once a candidate has decided to stand for an election, they must complete and submit a nomination pack.
Nominations
The nominations period runs from Friday 3 July at 10.00am until 4pm on Friday 10 July 2026.
Nominations will take place by appointment only and prospective candidates will need to contact the elections team by email at electreg@newcastle-staffs.gov.uk or by calling 01782 742249 to book an appointment.
During your appointment, we will offer you the opportunity for the Elections team to conduct an informal check before submission. If you would like us to conduct an informal check digitally, please email us at electreg@newcastle-staffs.gov.uk. Please note: we will be unable to conduct any informal checks (digital or otherwise) prior to Friday 3 July 2026.
Nomination packs provided by the Electoral Commission, can be downloaded.
We are unable to provide physical copies of nomination packs until Thursday 2 July 2026.