Leicestershire County Council election (1 May 2025)

The next scheduled election taking place in this area will be on 1 May 2025 to elect councillors for Leicestershire County Council. The election timetable will begin in March 2025. Updates will be published in this page.  

Standing for election

To stand as a candidate, you will need to submit a completed nomination paper that has been signed by registered electors from the area and shows that you are qualified to be a candidate.

You can only submit a nomination paper during the nomination period of the election timetable. This begins after the notice of election has been published. You can read guidance about standing as a candidate and download the relevant nomination pack on the Electoral Commission website: Guidance for Candidates and Agents at local government elections in England (electoralcommission.org.uk)

We will be holding a virtual briefing session for any prospective candidates at 6:30pm on 6 March 2025 via Microsoft Teams. This session will cover the key dates in the election timetable and how to complete each section of the nomination paper. 

If you would like to attend this briefing session, please register your interest by completing the Electoral Services contact form below (you will need to provide an email address).

Register your interest

For more information about being a local councillor visit Be a councillor (local.gov.uk)

Registering to vote

To be able to vote in these elections, you must have registered to vote by 11:59pm on Friday 11 April 2025.  

You can register to vote at any time, so if you’re not already registered, you should do this this well before the election. 

If you are not sure if you are registered to vote, visit register to vote where you can find out more information.

How to vote

There are three ways to cast your vote on polling day. It is a good idea to think about which method works best for you well in advance, so you have plenty of time to apply if you need to:

• You can vote in person in the polling station. Remember that all voters in the polling station will need to show photographic ID before voting. You can find more information about acceptable ID and how to vote in person here: voting at the polling station
• You can apply to fill in your ballot paper in advance and send it to us in the post. You can find out more information about applying and completing your postal voting pack here: voting by post. The deadline to apply is 5pm on Monday 14 April 2024
• You can apply to vote by proxy, which is when someone you trust goes to your polling station and fills in your ballot paper for you. You can find out more information about how to apply here: voting by proxy. The deadline to apply is 5pm on Wednesday 23 April 2024

Election notices

Official notices for this election will be published here as the election timetable progresses, including the notices of election, statements of persons nominated and lists of polling stations. 

• Notice of election (coming soon)
• Statement of persons nominated (coming soon)
• Situation of polling stations (coming soon)
• Notice of poll (coming soon)

Working at the election

We are currently recruiting reserve staff for this election. If you would be interested in taking part, please visit our election jobs for a list of roles and our online interest form.

Last updated: 06/02/2025 12:16