NOTICE OF ELECTION TORFAEN COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL ELECTION OF COMMUNITY COUNCILLOR(S) FOR THE NO. OF NO. OF COMMUNITY COMMUNITY COMMUNITY COUNCIL COMMUNITY COUNCIL COUNCILLORS COUNCILLORS BLAENAVON Blaenavon (East) (6) Blaenavon (West) (6) CROESYCEILIOG Croesyceiliog (North) (5) Croesyceiliog (South) (3) & LLANYRAVON Llanyrafon (East) (1) Llanyrafon (West) (3) Northville (1) Southville (1) St Dials (2) Two Locks (2) Coed Eva (1) Fairwater (1) CWMBRAN Greenmeadow (1) Ty Canol (2) Llantarnam (2) Lowlands and Avondale (2) Mount Pleasant (1) Upper Cwmbran (East) (1) Upper Cwmbran (West) (1) Thornhill (1) HENLLYS Henllys (7) PONTHIR Ponthir (7) Abersychan & (2) Garndiffaith & Varteg (2) Cwmavon New Inn (Lower) (2) New Inn (Upper) (2) PONTYPOOL Griffithstown (East) (1) Griffithstown (West) (1) Sebastopol (East) (1) Sebastopol (West) (1) Pontnewynydd (1) Snatchwood (1) Wainfelin (1) Brynwern (1) Cwmynyscoy (1) Pontypool (1) St. Cadocs & Penygarn (1) Trevethin (2)
1. Nomination papers must be hand delivered to the Returning Officer, Civic Centre, Pontypool, Torfaen NP4 6YB on any day after the date of this notice, on: Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursday 9.30am - 12noon / 1.00pm - 4.30pm Wednesday 29th March 2017 9.30am – 12noon/ 1.00pm to 6.00pm, Friday 9.30am – 12noon / 1.00pm - 4.00pm, but no later than 4pm on Tuesday 4 April 2017.
2. Nomination papers may be obtained from the offices of the Returning Officer, Civic Centre, Pontypool, NP4 6YB during the times stated above or available from: http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/i-am-a/candidate-or-agent/local-elections-in-wales where at the request of any elector for a ward a nomination paper will be prepared for signature.
3. If any election is contested the poll will take place on Thursday 4 May 2017 between 7am and 10pm.
4. Applications, amendments or cancellations of postal votes must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at Civic Centre, Pontypool, Torfaen, NP4 6YB by 5 p.m. on Tuesday 18 April 2017.
5. Applications to vote by proxy at this election must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at Civic Centre, Pontypool, Torfaen, NP4 6YB by 5 p.m. on Tuesday 25 April 2017.
6. Applications to vote by proxy at this election applied for on grounds of physical incapacity, where that physical incapacity occurred after 5 p.m. on Tuesday 25 April 2017 must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at Civic Centre, Pontypool NP4 6YB by 5 p.m. on 4 May 2017.
7. The above poll will be combined with the poll for the election of County Borough Councillor(s).
8. Supplementary guidance notes for candidates at County Borough Council elections are available from http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/i-am-a/candidate-or-agent/local-elections-in-wales
ALISON WARD RETURNING OFFICER Civic Centre
PONTYPOOL Torfaen NP4 6YB Date: 27 March 2017
Printed and published by Returning Officer, Torfaen County Borough Council, Civic Centre, Pontypool, NP4 6YB.