Candidates have been officially announced for the Cumbria Police Fire and Crime Commissioner election that will take place on May 2nd.
Nominations closed at 4pm on Friday 4th of April with the official candidates list announced today (Monday 8th April) with three candidates standing to be Cumbrias next commissioner with the current PFCC Peter Mc Call having announced he would not be contesting the election after serving in the role for eight years.
The nominated candidates are:
David Allen - Labour candidate.
Mike Johnson – Conservative candidate.
Adrian Waite - Liberal Democrat candidate.
We will be inviting all three Cumbria PFCC candidates to outline why voters should vote for them on May 2nd to be the next Cumbria Police Fire and Crime Commissioner.
A by election to fill a vacant seat on Westmorland and Furness Council in the Grange and Cartmel ward will also take place after the former councillor Peter Endsor stepped down due to family ill health and a by election for the vacant Penrith West seat on Penrith Town Council that Westmorland and Furness Council are expected to announce the nominated candidates lists for later today.
Applications to register to vote must reach the Electoral Registration Officer by midnight on Tuesday April 16 2024. Applications can be made online at: www.gov.uk/register-to-vote
Applications, amendments or cancellations of postal votes must reach the relevant Electoral Registration Officer by 5pm on Wednesday April 16 2024.
The rules for postal voting have now changed and postal voters are encouraged to use the Royal Mail envelope provided with the postal vote pack, wherever possible.
Anyone returning a postal vote by hand to the Local Returning Officer must complete a postal vote return form. A postal vote returned by hand that is not accompanied by a postal vote return form will be rejected.
There are also new limits on the number of postal votes that can be handed in by one person. Electors who wish to hand their postal vote in at the polling stations or designated council offices must complete a postal vote return form for the postal vote to be accepted. Postal votes should not be put through the council letter boxes or via internal council mail boxes as these will have to be rejected.
Anyone voting in person will have to show a form of photo ID. Anyone without an eligible form of ID can apply for a Voter Authority Certificate (VAC).
Applications for a VAC or an Anonymous Elector’s Document valid for these elections must reach the relevant Electoral Registration Officer by 5pm on Wednesday 24 April 2024. Applications for a Voter Authority Certificate can be made online www.gov.uk/apply-for-photo-id-voter-authority-certificate
Applications to vote by proxy at this election must reach the relevant Electoral Registration Officer by 5pm on Wednesday 24 April 2024.
Applications to vote by emergency proxy at this election must reach the relevant Electoral Registration Officer by 5pm on Thursday 2nd May 2024.
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