WEST COUNTY COUNCIL NOTICE OF ELECTION ELECTION OF COUNTY COUNCILLORS

1. Elections are to be held to elect ONE County Councillor to represent each of the electoral divisions within the , as follows:

Electoral Division Town or Parish Electoral Area

EAST GRINSTEAD SOUTH & Ashurst Wood, Worsted, Herontye, Town (BEC2)

EAST GRINSTEAD MERIDIAN Ashplats, Baldwins (BD1), Town (BEC1)

IMBERDOWN Baldwins (BD2), Imberhorne, Down

WORTH FOREST Copthorne & Worth, , , , , Peas Pottage,

LINDFIELD & HIGH , , Lindfield Rural East, Lindfield Rural West, Lindfield

HAYWARDS HEATH EAST HH Franklands, Bentswood

HAYWARDS HEATH TOWN Ashenground, Rocky Lane, Heath

CUCKFIELD & LUCASTES Lucastes & Bolnore, , Ansty, , Brooke Street & Borde Hill

HURSTPIERPOINT & , , Bolney, , , , , , , BH Gatehouse

BURGESS HILL EAST St. Andrews, BH Franklands, St. Johns

BURGESS HILL NORTH Leylands, Norman, Dunstall, Victoria

HASSOCKS & BURGESS HILL SOUTH Meeds, Hammonds, Clayton,

2. Nomination Papers may be obtained from the Deputy Returning Officer, Mid Sussex District Council, Oaklands, Oaklands Road, Haywards Heath, RH16 1SS. Telephone: 01444 477222. Email: [email protected] 3. Completed Nomination Papers must be delivered by hand to the Deputy Returning Officer, Mid Sussex District Council, Oaklands, Oaklands Road, Haywards Heath, RH16 1SS, during office hours on any working day after the date of this notice, but not later than 4pm on Tuesday, 4 April 2017. 4. If the election is contested, the poll will take place on Thursday, 4 May 2017 from 7.00am to 10.00pm 5. Applications to register to vote or to vote by post or proxy should be made to the Electoral Registration Officer at Mid Sussex District Council, Oaklands, Oaklands Road, Haywards Heath, RH16 1SS, by the deadlines set out below: Application Deadline for receipt

New applications to register to vote Thursday, 13 April 2017 New applications to vote by post or to cancel or amend an 5pm on Tuesday, 18 April 2017 existing postal vote or proxy appointment New applications to vote by proxy 5pm on Tuesday, 25 April 2017 Applications for an emergency proxy vote 5pm on Thursday, 4 May 2017 6. Applications to vote by emergency proxy at this election must be on the grounds of physical incapacity or for work/service reasons. The physical incapacity must have occurred after 5pm on 25 April 2017. To apply on the grounds of work/service, the applicant must have become aware that they cannot go to the polling station in person after 5pm on 25 April 2017. 7. The main issue of postal votes will commence on Wednesday 12 April 2017.

Tom Clark Dated: 27 March 2017 Deputy Returning Officer

Printed & Published by the Deputy Returning Officer, Mid Sussex District Council, Oaklands, Oaklands Road, Haywards Heath, , RH16 1SS