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Elections in your area

Thursday 24 April 2025

You will have one ballot paper to fill out.

Get ready to vote:

Thursday 1 May 2025

You will have one ballot paper to fill out.

Get ready to vote:

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.

You will have one vote, and can choose from five candidates.

Get ready to vote:

  • 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.

Suffolk local election

Election postponed

This election will not go ahead in May 2025, as originally planned.

Suffolk County Council is taking part in a programme of local government reorganisation. The May 2025 election will be postponed while this reorganisation is completed.

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Your area

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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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