Elections in your area
Thursday 1 May 2025
You will have two ballot papers to fill out.
Get ready to vote:
There may also be parish, town or community council elections in some areas.
Devon local election
Wearside & Topsham division
This election will be held on Thursday 1 May 2025.
You will have one vote, and can choose from five candidates.
Get ready to vote:
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How to vote
This election uses First-past-the-post.
Mark an X in the box for your preferred candidate.
You can mark up to one candidate.
Read the instructions at the top of your ballot paper carefully.
For more information, visit The Electoral Commission's website or ask an official at your polling station.
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Rosie Green
Green Party
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Andrew Robert Leadbetter
Conservative and Unionist Party
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Chris Owen
Reform UK
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Philip Alexander Thomas
Liberal Democrats
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Carol Whitton
Labour Party
Exeter local by-election
Topsham ward
This election will be held on Thursday 1 May 2025.
You will have one vote, and can choose from five candidates.
Get ready to vote:
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How to vote
This election uses First-past-the-post.
Mark an X in the box for your preferred candidate.
You can mark up to one candidate.
Read the instructions at the top of your ballot paper carefully.
For more information, visit The Electoral Commission's website or ask an official at your polling station.
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James Elie Cookson
Labour Party
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Edward Clive Andrew Hill
Reform UK
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Keith Andrew Sparkes
Conservative and Unionist Party
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Philip Alexander Thomas
Liberal Democrats
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Greg Wotton
Green Party
Your area
As well as your new MP, there are others who represent you in your area. We're working on a new experimental feature to explain who these people are and how everything from your council to your police force works.
Find out more-
You should get a "poll card" through the post telling you where to vote.
If you haven't got one, or aren't sure where to vote, you should call Exeter City Council on 01392 265141.
Exeter City Council
http://exeter.gov.uk/council-and-democracy/elections-and-voting/electoral-services/
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You will need to take photo ID to vote at a polling station in this election
You do not need your poll card to vote. You must vote at your assigned polling station.
- Read more about voting in Great Britain.
- Read more about photo ID.
If you do not have a photo ID that allows you to vote, you can apply for a Voter Authority Certificate before 23 April 2025
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Register to vote
You need to be registered in order to vote. If you aren't registered to vote visit https://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote
Register before midnight on 11 April 2025 to vote on 1 May 2025.
Send your postal and proxy vote applications to your local electoral registration team. You can also contact them to find out if you’re on the electoral register, and if you already have a postal or proxy vote.
Exeter City Council Electoral Registration Officer
Civic Centre
Paris Street
EX1 1JN
http://exeter.gov.uk/council-and-democracy/elections-and-voting/electoral-services/
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