Elections

A UK Parliamentary election will take on Thursday 6th May. In order to register we must have a completed form by 5pm on Tuesday 20th April. If you wish to vote by post your form must be with us by 5pm on Tuesday 20th April. If you wish to vote by proxy then your completed form must be with us by 5pm on Tuesday 27th April.

Please see below for the Notice of Election.

For further information please contact the elections team on 01285 623002.

European elections

These are held every 5 years. The Cotswold district is included in the South West region of the UK. The election is conducted using proportional representation. The last European election was held on 4 June 2009.

A list of the 6 MEPs for the South West and further information on the European union can be found at the European Parliament website.

Parliamentary elections

A Parliamentary or "General" election is held at least every 5 years. The Government of the day decides when the election will be held.

The Cotswolds Constituency is made up of the whole of the Cotswold district area plus Wotton under Edge, Minchinhampton and Kingswood from the Stroud district. The last Parliamentary election was held on 5 May 2005. The next Parliamentary election will be held on Thursday 6th may.

The constituency is currently represented by Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Conservative). Contact details and further information on Parliament can be found on the Parliament website.

County elections

These are held every 4 years. The Cotswold electoral team manage the elections in the district on behalf of the county council. The County elections took place on 4 June 2009. For the results please follow the link at the bottom of the page.

A list of current county councillors with contact details can be found on the County Council website.

District elections

These are also held every 4 years. The whole council retires at once. The last district elections were held on 3 May 2007.

Elections for all 44 District Councillors and all Parish and Town Councillors will be held on 5 May 2011.

A full list of current district councillors with contact details can be found by clicking Your Councillor.

Parish elections

The last parish elections were held on 3 May 2007 and a copy of the result is available to download at the foot of this page. The next ones are due on 5 May 2011.

Parish councils have central contact point which is usually the parish clerk. Contact details for parishes within the Cotswold district can be found by Parish Clerk search.

By-elections

If at any time during their term of office, an MEP, MP or councillor retires or dies, their seat becomes vacant. If this happens, a by-election may be held to fill the seat. If a by-election occurs, full details will be posted on this website.

For historical election results go to the results pages.