Upcoming elections
May 2021 elections
The following elections took place on Thursday 6 May 2021:
- West Sussex County Council
- Sussex Police & Crime Commissioner
- Neighbourhood Planning Referendums for, Ashington, Billingshurst, Bramber, Henfield, Rudgwick, Rusper, Shipley, Southwater, Upper Beeding and West Grinstead Parishes
- District Council Trafalgar Ward By-election
All results will be posted on our Election results page.
Notices of Election and Notices of Poll
Click the links below to view each Notice of Election and Notice of Poll.
West Sussex County Council Elections
- Notice of Election: West Sussex County Council
- Notice of Election County Council: Statement of Persons Nominated for County Councillor
- Notice of Election County Council: Agents' Names and Offices
- Notice of Poll and situation of polling stations, County Council election
District elections
- Notice of Election: Trafalgar District
- Trafalgar District election: Statement of Persons Nominated
- Trafalgar District Election: Agents' Names and Offices
- Notice of Election: Steyning Parish
- Notice of Uncontested Election: Steyning
- Notice of Poll: Trafalgar District
Neighbourhood Plan Referendums
- Notice of Referendum: Ashington
- Notice of Referendum: Billingshurst
- Notice of Referendum: Bramber
- Notice of Referendum: Henfield
- Notice of Referendum: Rudgwick
- Notice of Referendum: Rusper
- Notice of Referendum: Shipley
- Notice of Referendum: Southwater
- Notice of Referendum: Upper Beeding
- Notice of Referendum: West Grinstead
Police Crime Commissioner election
- Notice of Election: Police Crime Commissioner
- Police and Crime Commissioner for Sussex: Agents' Names and Offices
- Police and Crime Commissioner for Sussex: Sub Agents' Names and Offices
- Police and Crime Commissioner for Sussex: Statement of Persons Nominated
- Notice of Poll: Police Crime Commissioner
COVID-19 safety measures at polling stations
For information about COVID-19 safety measures that will be in place at polling stations on Thursday 6 May 2021, please visit our dedicated How we're making polling stations COVID-19 safe page.
Ways you can vote
Vote in person at a polling station.
Vote by post. If you aren't comfortable visiting a polling station in person or can't physically attend on polling day, voting by post is an easy and convenient way to vote.
Vote by proxy. If you aren't able to cast your vote in person, you can ask someone you trust to cast your vote for you. This is called a proxy vote and the person casting your vote is often referred to as your proxy.
Timetable for elections on May 6
Scheduled Event | Date |
Publication of Notices of Elections | Monday 29 March 2021 |
Candidate Nominations Open | Tuesday 30 March 2021 |
Candidate Nominations Close | Thursday 8 April 2021 at 4pm |
Publication of Candidate & Election Agent details | Friday 9 April 2021 |
Existing postal voters should receive postal vote packs | 21 April 2021 |
Latest time we can receive Applications to vote by Post | 20 April 2021 before 5pm |
Latest time we can receive Applications to vote by Proxy | 27 April 2021 before 5pm |
Future elections
The following elections are scheduled to occur in the coming years:
- District and Parish elections - 2023