Notice of Election
Election of a Police and Crime Commissioner
for the Bedfordshire Police Area
on Thursday 2 May 2024
1. An election is to be held for a Police and Crime Commissioner for the Bedfordshire Police Area.
2. Nomination papers may be obtained during normal office hours from the office of the Police Area Returning Officer at the address shown below or from the council’s website.
3. Nomination papers must be delivered to the Police Area Returning Officer at the address shown below between 10am and 4pm on any working day from Wednesday 27 March 2024 until no later than 4pm on Friday 5 April 2024. Please contact 01582 546064 or e-mail Jayne.Hughes@luton.gov.uk to make an appointment.
4. In order to be validly nominated, a candidate (or person acting on their behalf) must deposit £5,000 with the Police Area Returning Officer by 4pm on Friday 5 April 2024 by electronic transfer, cash or a bankers draft made payable to ‘Luton Borough Council’.
5. If the election is contested the poll will take place on Thursday 2 May 2024 between the hours of 7am and 10pm.
6. Applications to register to vote must reach the relevant local authority’s Electoral Registration Officer by 12 midnight on Tuesday 16 April 2024. Applications can be made online: www.gov.uk/register-to-vote.
7. Applications, amendments or cancellations of postal votes must reach the relevant local authority’s Electoral Registration Officer by 5pm on Wednesday 17 April 2024.
8. Applications for a Voter Authority Certificate or an Anonymous Elector’s Document valid for this election must reach the relevant local authority’s Electoral Registration Officer by 5pm on Wednesday 24 April 2024.
9. Applications to vote by proxy at this election must reach the relevant local authority’s Electoral Registration Officer by 5pm on Wednesday 24 April 2024.
10. Applications to vote by emergency proxy at this election must reach the relevant local authority’s Electoral Registration Officer by 5pm on Thursday 2 May 2024.
Robin Porter Police, Police Area Returning Officer, Elections Office, Town Hall, George Street, Luton, LU1 2BQ
Local authority contacts
Luton Borough Council
Electoral Services
Town Hall
George Street
Luton
LU1 2BQ
Tel: 01582 510380
Bedford Borough Council
Democratic and Registration Services
Borough Hall
Cauldwell Street
Bedford
MK42 9AP
Tel: 01234 718078
Central Bedfordshire Council
Priory House
Chicksands
Shefford
SG17 5TQ
Tel: 0300 300 8008