NOTICE OF ELECTION
Mid Suffolk District Council
Election of Parish and Town Councillors
for the Parish and Town Councils listed below
Number of Number of Parishes Councillors to Parishes Councillors to be elected be elected Ashbocking Seven Mendlesham Eleven Ashfield Cum Thorpe Seven Metfield Nine Bacton Nine Monk Soham Seven Badwell Ash Seven Needham Market Fifteen Barham Nine Norton Nine Barking Seven Occold Nine Battisford Seven Offton and Willisham – Offton Ward Six Bedfield Seven Offton and Willisham – Willisham Four Ward Bedingfield Five Old Newton with Dagworth and One Gipping – Gipping Ward Beyton Seven Old Newton with Dagworth and Eight Gipping – Old Newton Ward Botesdale Nine Onehouse Seven Bramford Eleven Palgrave Eleven Brome and Oakley – Brome Ward Four Pettaugh Five Brome and Oakley – Oakley Ward Four Rattlesden Seven Brundish Seven Redgrave Nine Buxhall Seven Rickinghall Inferior and Rickinghall Three Superior – Rickinghall Inferior Ward Claydon and Whitton – Claydon Eleven Rickinghall Inferior and Rickinghall Six Ward Superior - Rickinghall Superior Ward Claydon and Whitton – Whitton Ward Two Ringshall Seven Coddenham Eleven Somersham Seven Combs Seven Stoke Ash and Thwaite – Stoke Six Ash Ward Cotton Seven Stoke Ash and Thwaite – Thwaite Four Ward Creeting St. Mary Nine Stonham Aspal Seven Creeting St. Peter Five Stonham Parva Seven Crowfield Seven Stowlangtoft Seven Debenham Thirteen Stowmarket – Chilton Ward Four Denham Five Stowmarket - Combs Ford Ward Four Drinkstone Seven Stowmarket - St Peter’s Ward Four Earl Stonham Nine Stowmarket - Stow Thorney Ward Four Elmswell Eleven Stowupland Eleven Eye Fifteen Stradbroke Thirteen Felsham Seven Syleham Seven Finningham Seven Thorndon Nine Framsden Seven Thrandeston Five Fressingfield Thirteen Thurston Eleven Gislingham Nine Tostock Nine Gosbeck Five Walsham-Le-Willows Seven Great Ashfield Seven Wattisfield Seven Great Blakenham Seven Westhorpe Seven Great Bricett Seven Wetherden Seven Great Finborough Seven Wetheringsett-Cum-Brockford Eleven Haughley Eleven Weybread Nine Helmingham Seven Wickham Skeith Seven Hemingstone Five Wilby Seven Henley Seven Wingfield Seven Hessett Seven Winston Five Hinderclay Seven Mickfield Seven
Printed and published by the Returning Officer, Council Offices, 131 High Street, Needham Market, Ipswich, IP6 8DL Horham and Athelington – One Woolpit Nine Athelington Ward Horham and Athelington – Horham Six Worlingworth Nine Ward Hoxne Eleven Wortham and Burgate – Burgate Three Ward Laxfield Eleven Wortham and Burgate – Wortham Nine Ward Little Blakenham Seven Wyverstone Seven Mellis Seven Yaxley Nine Mendham Nine
1. Forms of nomination for Parish Elections may be obtained from Clerks to Parish Councils or from the Returning Officer, 131 High Street, Needham Market, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP6 8DL.
2. Nomination papers must be delivered to the Returning Officer, 131 High Street, Needham Market, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP6 8DL on any day from the date of this notice, on Monday to Friday, 9 am to 5 pm (excluding bank holidays) but no later than 4 pm on Thursday, 9 April 2015.
3. If any election is contested the poll will take place on Thursday, 7 May 2015.
4. Applications to register to vote must reach the Electoral Registration Officer, 131 High Street, Needham Market, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP6 8DL, by 12 midnight on Monday 20 April 2015.
5. Applications, amendments or cancellations of postal votes must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at 131 High Street, Needham Market, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP6 8DL by 5 pm on Tuesday, 21 April 2015.
6. Applications to vote by proxy at this election must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at 131 High Street, Needham Market, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP6 8DL by 5 pm on Tuesday, 28 April 2015.
7. Applications to vote by emergency proxy at this election on grounds of physical incapacity or for work/service reasons must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at 131 High Street, Needham Market, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP6 8DL by 5 pm on Thursday, 7 May 2015. The physical incapacity must have occurred after 5 pm on Tuesday, 28 April 2015. To apply on the grounds of work/service, the person must have become aware that they cannot go to the polling station in person after 5 pm on Tuesday, 28 April 2015.
Dated: Monday 23 March 2015 Charlotte Adan Returning Officer
Printed and published by the Returning Officer, Council Offices, 131 High Street, Needham Market, Ipswich, IP6 8DL