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Thursday 24 April 2025

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Thursday 1 May 2025

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There may also be parish, town or community council elections in some areas.

Suffolk local by-election

St John's division

This election will be held on Thursday 24 April 2025.

We are currently aware of one candidate for this position. The official candidate list will be published after 26 March 2025, when this page will be updated. You can help improve this page: add information about candidates to our database.

Suffolk local election

Election postponed

This election has been postponed to allow for a public consultation on proposals to create a new unitary council for the area.

The government has announced a programme of local government reorganisation in areas of England which have both a district and county council. The intention is to replace these with a single 'unitary' council which will handle all services in the area.

Suffolk County Council has asked to be part of the first phase of reorganisation. In order to facilitate this process, the May 2025 elections have been postponed while it is completed. The election for your new unitary council will likely be held on 7 May 2026.

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  • 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 Ipswich Borough Council on 01473 432000.

    Ipswich Borough Council
    http://www.ipswich.gov.uk/
    elections@ipswich.gov.uk

    Read more about how to vote.

  • 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.

    If you do not have a photo ID that allows you to vote, you can apply for a Voter Authority Certificate before 14 April 2025

  • 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 04 April 2025 to vote on 24 April 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.

    Ipswich Borough Council Electoral Registration Officer
    Grafton House
    15-17 Russell Road
    Ipswich
    IP1 2DE
    http://www.ipswich.gov.uk/
    elections@ipswich.gov.uk

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