NOTICE OF ELECTION

Election of Borough Councillors and Parish Councillors

NAME OF WARD NUMBER OF BOROUGH PARISHES WHERE NUMBER OF PARISH COUNCILLORS ELECTIONS ARE BEING HELD COUNCILLORS TO BE ELECTED TO BE ELECTED

ALLINGTON 1 15 BEARSTED 1 BROOMFIELD AND KINGSWOOD 9 1 7 AND HUNTON 1 7 DETLING AND THURNHAM 1 DOWNSWOOD 9 DOWNSWOOD AND 1 11 EAST 1 LANGLEY 9 FANT 1 LEEDS 7 HARRIETSHAM AND 1 LENHAM NORTH PARISH 9 HIGH STREET 1 LENHAM SOUTH PARISH 4 LEEDS 1 LOOSE 13 LOOSE 1 NETTLESTEAD 7 MARDEN AND 1 OTHAM 9 NORTH 1 15 SHEPWAY NORTH 1 9 SOUTH 1 THURNHAM 9 STAPLEHURST 1 11 SUTTON VALENCE AND LANGLEY 1 YALDING 9

Nomination papers must be delivered to the Returning Officer at Borough Council, Maidstone House, King Street, Maidstone, , ME15 6JQ between 9am and 4pm. On any working day after the date of the publication of this notice (excluding Bank Holidays) but no later than 4pm on Wednesday 3 April 2019.

Nomination papers may be obtained from the offices of the Returning Officer at Maidstone Borough Council, Maidstone House, King Street, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 6JQ during the times stated above. In addition parish nomination papers are available from the Parish Clerk.

If an election is contested, the poll will take place on Thursday 2 May 2019 between the hours of 7am and 10pm.

APPLICATION DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT FORMS AVAILABLE FROM

www.gov.uk/register-to-vote Electoral Services, Maidstone Borough Council, Maidstone New applications to register to vote Friday 12 April 2019 House, King Street, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 6JQ [email protected]

www.yourvotematters.co.uk New applications to vote by post or to cancel Electoral Services, Maidstone Borough Council, Maidstone 5pm on Monday 15 April 2019 or amend an existing postal vote or proxy House, King Street, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 6JQ appointment [email protected]

www.yourvotematters.co.uk Electoral Services, Maidstone Borough Council, Maidstone New applications to vote by proxy 5pm on Wednesday 24 April 2019 House, King Street, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 6JQ [email protected]

Emergency applications to vote by proxy www.yourvotematters.co.uk The physical incapacity must have occurred after 5pm on Electoral Services, Maidstone Borough Council, Maidstone Wednesday 24 April 2019. To apply on the grounds of House, King Street, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 6JQ 5pm ON Thursday 2 May 2019 work/service the person must have become aware that they [email protected]

cannot go to the polling station in person after 5pm on Wednesday 24 April 2019.

DATED: TUESDAY 26 MARCH 2019 ALISON BROOM RETURNING OFFICER

PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY RETURNING OFFICER, MAIDSTONE HOUSE , KING STREET, MAIDSTONE, KENT ME15 6JQ