NOTICE OF ELECTION

Purbeck District Election of Parish or Town Councillors for the areas listed below

Number of Councillors to Parish/Town Area be elected Eleven Lytchett Minster and Upton East Seven Lytchett Minster and Uption West Eight Nine North Six Swanage South Six Wareham St Martin Eleven Wareham Town Sixteen Wool Fifteen

1. Nomination papers must be delivered to the Returning Officer, Westport House, Road, Wareham, , BH20 4PP on any day after the date of this notice, on Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm (excluding bank holidays) but no later than 4pm on Thursday 9th April 2015.

2. Nomination papers may be obtained from the offices of the Returning Officer, Westport House, Worgret Road, Wareham, Dorset, BH20 4PP during the times stated above or online at www.dorsetforyou.com/elections/purbeck.

3. If any election is contested, the poll will take place on Thursday 7th May 2015.

4. Applications to be included on the register of electors to be used at this election must reach the Electoral Registration Officer, Westport House, Worgret Road, Wareham, Dorset, BH20 4PP by Monday 20th April 2015.

5. Applications, amendments or cancellations of postal votes must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at Westport House, Worgret Road, Wareham, Dorset, BH20 4PP by 5pm on Tuesday 21st April 2015.

6. Applications to vote by proxy at this election must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at Westport House, Worgret Road, Wareham, Dorset, BH20 4PP by 5pm on Tuesday 28th April 2015.

7. Applications to vote by proxy at this election applied for on grounds of either a medical emergency or absence in relation to occupation, employment or service occurring after 5pm on Tuesday 28th April 2015 must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at Westport House, Worgret Road, Wareham, Dorset, BH20 4PP by 5pm on Thursday 7th May 2015.

Dated: Monday 16th March 2015 Steve Mackenzie, Returning Officer

Printed and published by the Returning Officer, Council, Westport House, Worgret Road, Wareham, Dorset, BH20 4PP