WEST COUNTY COUNCIL NOTICE OF ELECTION ELECTION OF COUNTY COUNCILLORS

1. Elections are to be held for ONE County Councillor to represent each of the following electoral divisions within the Borough:

Electoral Division Wards or Parishes

BEWBUSH AND IFIELD WEST Ward, part of Ifield Ward BROADFIELD Broadfield Ward AND IFIELD EAST Gossops Green Ward, part of Ifield Ward LANGLEY GREEN AND WEST GREEN Langley Green Ward and West Green Ward Maidenbower Ward and part of South and Worth Ward NORTHGATE AND Northgate Ward and part of Three Bridges Ward POUND HILL AND WORTH Pound Hill North Ward and part of Pound Hill South and Worth Ward SOUTHGATE AND CRAWLEY CENTRAL Southgate Ward, part of Northgate Ward and part of Three Bridges Ward AND Tilgate Ward and Furnace Green Ward

2. Nomination Papers and other documents may be obtained from The Elections Office, Crawley Borough Council, Town Hall, The Boulevard, Crawley, , RH10 1UZ (Telephone: 01293 438346).

3. Completed Nomination Papers and Candidates’ Consent to Nomination may be delivered to The Elections Office, Crawley Borough Council, Town Hall, The Boulevard, Crawley, West Sussex, RH10 1UZ on any working day after the date of this notice, but not later than 12.00noon on FRIDAY, 5 APRIL 2013.

4. If the election is contested, the poll will take place on Thursday, 2 May 2013 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 the Elections Office, Crawley Borough Council, Town Hall, The Boulevard, Crawley, West Sussex, RH10 1UZ based on the deadlines set out below:

Application Deadline for receipt New applications to register to vote Wednesday, 17 April 2013 New applications to vote by post or to cancel or amend 5pm on Wednesday, 17 April 2013 an existing postal vote or proxy appointment New applications to vote by proxy 5pm on Wednesday, 24 April 2013 Applications for an emergency proxy vote 5pm on Thursday, 2 May 2013

6. The main issue of postal votes will commence on Friday, 19 April 2013.

Dated: 25 March 2013 Lee Harris Deputy County Returning Officer

Printed & Published by the Deputy County Returning Officer, Town Hall, The Boulevard, Crawley, West Sussex, RH10 1UZ