Sheffield Votes

Deadlines for the 2024 General Election

noreply@blogger.com (Sheffield Votes) — Sun, 26 May 2024 14:29:00 +0000

Register to vote

The deadline to register to vote in the Parliamentary general election on Thursday 4 July is Tuesday 18 June.

https://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote

Voter ID

You’ll need to show photo ID when voting in person.

Check what forms of ID are acceptable: https://www.gov.uk/how-to-vote/photo-id-youll-need if you do not currently have a valid acceptable ID then apply for a Voter Authority Certificate https://www.gov.uk/apply-for-photo-id-voter-authority-certificate.

The deadline to apply for a Voter Authority Certificate to vote in the Parliamentary general election on Thursday 4 July is 5pm on Wednesday 26 June.

Postal Vote

The deadline to apply for a postal vote in the Parliamentary general election is 5pm on Wednesday 19 June. You must also be registered to vote by 11:59pm on Tuesday 18 June.

https://www.gov.uk/apply-postal-vote

The deadline to apply for a proxy vote in the Parliamentary general election is 5pm on Wednesday 26 June. You must also be registered to vote by 11:59pm on Tuesday 18 June. https://www.gov.uk/apply-proxy-vote

Voter ID

noreply@blogger.com (Sheffield Votes) — Sun, 12 Mar 2023 00:50:00 +0000

The Elections Act 2022 has introduced a new requirement from Thursday 4 May 2023 for voters to show photo ID before voting in person at a polling station.

You will not need photo ID if you vote by post or have appointed a proxy, however your proxy will need their own photo ID if they vote for you in a polling station.

If you are registered to vote but don't hold one of the acceptable forms of photo ID, you can apply for a voter authority certificate free of charge following verification of your identity.

Sheffield Council have a page for you to check what forms of ID will be accepted and apply for a “a voter authority certificate” if you need one.
For the City and Parish Council elections on 4 May 2023, the deadline for applications will be 5pm on Tuesday 25 April 2023.

If you would prefer to apply to vote by post the deadline is 5pm on Tuesday 18 April or by proxy 5pm on Tuesday 25 April (in case of emergency proxies you have until 5pm on poling day).

The deadline to register to vote is 11:59pm on Monday 17 April.

Key seats to watch

noreply@blogger.com (Sheffield Votes) — Wed, 21 Apr 2021 18:32:00 +0000

Lucy Ashton at The Star has produced a guide to the key seats to watch during Sheffield’s local elections.

As the paper's local democracy reporter she is always a good follow on twitter.

Registering to vote if you have no fixed address.

noreply@blogger.com (Sheffield Votes) — Tue, 13 Apr 2021 18:39:00 +0000

A person who does not have a fixed or permanent address may register at the place where they spend most of their time, or to which they have a local connection. In some cases they will need to register by making a declaration of local connection.
Electoral Commission - Can someone register to vote without a fixed address?

Some of the example ways that this policy applies

someone who is homeless or has no fixed address, including

merchant seamen
members of gypsy and traveller communities
people living on narrow boats and other movable residences

people who have been remanded in custody, but haven't yet been convicted

patients in a mental health hospital.

Get the registration form at gov.uk

Other elections in Sheffield

noreply@blogger.com (Sheffield Votes) — Tue, 13 Apr 2021 13:11:00 +0000

As well as the elections for councillors on Sheffield City Council and the PCC there are also the following elections:

Police and Crime Commissioner election

noreply@blogger.com (Sheffield Votes) — Tue, 13 Apr 2021 12:52:00 +0000

There are only three candidates on the Statement of Persons Nominated for the Police and Crime Commissioner for the South Yorkshire Police Area

Candidate	Party
Alan Billings	Labour and Co-operative Party
David Chinchen	Conservative and Unionist Party
Joe Otten	Liberal Democrats

Data about candidates for the Sheffield local elections

noreply@blogger.com (Sheffield Votes) — Tue, 13 Apr 2021 12:44:00 +0000

The Statement of Persons Nominated was issued last week and here are some numbers from it.
(all data via Who Can I Vote For)

Parties standing

Party	Number of candidates
Liberal Democrats	29
Green Party	29
Conservative and Unionist Party	29
Labour Party	25
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	8
Yorkshire Party	6
Reform UK	6
Labour and Co-operative Party	4
Independent	3
Women's Equality Party	2
UK Independence Party (UKIP)	2
Social Democratic Party	1

Candidates per seat

There are 2 seats being contested in Richmond ward

Seat	Number of candidates
Richmond	10
Burngreave	7
Stocksbridge & Upper Don	6
Manor Castle	6
Nether Edge & Sharrow	6
Ecclesall	6
Walkley	6
West Ecclesfield	6
Stannington	5
East Ecclesfield	5
Beighton	5
Hillsborough	5
Southey	5
Crookes & Crosspool	5
Broomhill & Sharrow Vale	5
Mosborough	5
Darnall	5
Firth Park	5
Gleadless Valley	5
Fulwood	4
City	4
Birley	4
Woodhouse	4
Dore & Totley	4
Shiregreen & Brightside	4
Park & Arbourthorne	4
Beauchief & Greenhill	4
Graves Park	4

More information about voting in Sheffield.

noreply@blogger.com (Sheffield Votes) — Mon, 29 Mar 2021 12:11:00 +0000

Sheffield electoral services have pulled together all the information on voting on 6th May into a micro site.

It includes confirmation of parish council by-elections in the Burncross, Chapeltown and High Green wards of Ecclesfield Parish Council and a Neighbourhood Planning Referendum relating to the Broomhill, Broomfield, Endcliffe, Summerfield and Tapton (BBEST) Neighbourhood Plan.

It also has everything you need to know about applying for a postal vote, including that you can scan and email your completed form instead of posting it. Everyone will be getting a postal vote application (with pre-paid response envelope) with their polling card.

https://www.sheffield.gov.uk/home/campaigns/elections.html

Register to vote by April 19th.

noreply@blogger.com (Sheffield Votes) — Sat, 27 Mar 2021 17:09:00 +0000

The deadline for registering to vote in the 6 May 2021 elections in Sheffield is is 11:59pm on 19 April.

This is for:

The local government elections
The governance referendum
The South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner election

You can register online. Once you are registered, you need to apply separately to vote by post or to appoint a proxy.

Election timetable

noreply@blogger.com (Sheffield Votes) — Sat, 27 Mar 2021 16:54:00 +0000

Abbreviated highlights of the timetable for the local elections in Sheffield. Taken from the Electoral Commission.

Event	Date
Publication of notice of election	Not later than Monday 29 March
Delivery of nomination papers	From the date stated on the notice of election up to 4pm on Thursday 8 April
Publication of statement of persons nominated	Not later than 4pm on Friday 9 April
Deadline for receiving applications for registration	Monday 19 April
Deadline for receiving new postal vote and postal proxy applications, and for changes to existing postal or proxy votes	5pm on Tuesday 20 April
Deadline for receiving new applications to vote by proxy (not postal proxy or emergency proxies)	5pm on Tuesday 27 April
Publication of notice of poll	Not later than Tuesday 27 April
First date that electors can apply for a replacement for lost postal votes	Thursday 29 April
Polling day	7am to 10pm on Thursday 6 May
Deadline for emergency proxy applications and applications for a replacement postal votes	5pm on Thursday 6 May

Time to start again.

noreply@blogger.com (Sheffield Votes) — Fri, 19 Mar 2021 18:25:00 +0000

As things are about to start happening for Election Day 2021, it is time to get back on the bicycle of Electoral Information.

First up, having a read of the Localism Act 2011

What do the manifestos say about human rights?

noreply@blogger.com (Sheffield Votes) — Thu, 28 Nov 2019 16:16:00 +0000

RightsInfo was founded by lawyer Adam Wagner in 2015 to raise awareness of human rights by "producing engaging, accessible and beautifully-presented online human rights content"

They have produced a roundup of "How The Party Manifestos Stack Up On Human Rights"

Who can I vote for?

noreply@blogger.com (Sheffield Votes) — Thu, 28 Nov 2019 15:49:00 +0000

Thank you to Democracy Club for this. If you want to add it to your website or blog the embed code is here

Sheffield, Heeley

noreply@blogger.com (Sheffield Votes) — Thu, 14 Nov 2019 23:53:00 +0000

Candidate list for Sheffield, Heeley in the 2019 General Election.

Simon William Clement-Jones: Liberal Democrats
Louise Haigh: Labour Party
Gordon Gregory: Conservative and Unionist Party
Tracey Selina Knowles: The Brexit Party
Paul Turpin: Green Party

While the candidate list is complete and checked against the statement of persons nominated, further details about the candidates are still being compiled. If you want to help crowdsource this please get involved

Data provided by Democracy Club under the Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0) licence.

Sheffield, Hallam

noreply@blogger.com (Sheffield Votes) — Thu, 14 Nov 2019 23:51:00 +0000

Candidate list for Sheffield, Hallam in the 2019 General Election.

Ian Walker: Conservative and Unionist Party
Laura Gordon: Liberal Democrats
Olivia Frances Blake: Labour Party
Natalie Thomas: Green Party
Liz Aspden: Independent
Terence Alan McHale: The Brexit Party
Michael Joseph Virgo: UK Independence Party (UKIP)

Data provided by Democracy Club under the Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0) licence.

Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough

noreply@blogger.com (Sheffield Votes) — Thu, 14 Nov 2019 23:47:00 +0000

Candidate list for Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough in the 2019 General Election.

Christine Gilligan Kubo: Green Party
Shane Harper: UK Independence Party (UKIP)
Gill Furniss: Labour Party
Stephen Porter: Liberal Democrats
Johnny Johnson: The Brexit Party
Hannah Juliette Westropp: Conservative and Unionist Party

Data provided by Democracy Club under the Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0) licence.

Sheffield South East

noreply@blogger.com (Sheffield Votes) — Thu, 14 Nov 2019 23:45:00 +0000

Candidate list for Sheffield South East in the 2019 General Election.

Clive Betts: Labour Party
Rajin Chowdhury: Liberal Democrats
Marc Leslie Bayliss: Conservative and Unionist Party
Kirk Lewis Kus: The Brexit Party
Alex Martin: Yorkshire Party

Data provided by Democracy Club under the Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0) licence.

Sheffield Central

noreply@blogger.com (Sheffield Votes) — Thu, 14 Nov 2019 23:42:00 +0000

Candidate list for Sheffield Central in the 2019 General Election.

Paul Blomfield: Labour Party
Jack Carrington: Yorkshire Party
Alison Clare Teal: Green Party
Janice Silvester-Hall: Conservative and Unionist Party
Barry Edmund James: Independent
Chris Marsden: Socialist Equality Party
Colin Arthur Ross: Liberal Democrats
Paul John Ward: The Brexit Party

Data provided by Democracy Club under the Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0) licence.

Penistone and Stocksbridge

noreply@blogger.com (Sheffield Votes) — Thu, 14 Nov 2019 23:39:00 +0000

Candidate list for Penistone and Stocksbridge in the 2019 General Election.

John Booker: The Brexit Party
Hannah Ruth Kitching: Liberal Democrats
Francyne Johnson: Labour Party
Miriam Joy Cates: Conservative and Unionist Party

Data provided by Democracy Club under the Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0) licence.

Help wanted.

noreply@blogger.com (Sheffield Votes) — Wed, 06 Nov 2019 23:24:00 +0000

If anyone is interested in writing impartial, fact based posts about the general election in Sheffield generally or about individual constituencies please let me know at sheffield.votes@googlemail.com

European Elections: 23rd May 2019

noreply@blogger.com (Sheffield Votes) — Mon, 08 Apr 2019 18:43:00 +0000

Although this could, of course, be repealed by the Withdrawal Agreement or nullified by "no deal" the statutory instrument setting the date of the European Parliamentary elections as 23rd May 2019 has been laid before the house of commons.

2019 local election candidate lists.

noreply@blogger.com (Sheffield Votes) — Thu, 04 Apr 2019 19:04:00 +0000

The candidate lists for the 2019 local elections in Sheffield are up on Democracy Club.

At the moment for most candidates the only information that has been entered is name and party affliction.

The good news is that you can help by crowdsourcing further information such as email addresses, social media presence, photos etc.

What is going on with the Sheffield City Region?

noreply@blogger.com (Sheffield Votes) — Mon, 05 Feb 2018 21:11:00 +0000

With the local election rapidly approaching Lord Scriven has been asking questions about exactly what will be happening with the Sheffield City Region Mayoralty that will be voted on in May.

Looking forward to getting full answers. After all we elect the Mayor in a few months time! pic.twitter.com/tHOsKx8D5F
— Paul Scriven (@Paulscriven) February 5, 2018

We will endeavour to report on the answers when they are published.
The election for the mayor of Sheffield City Region will take place alongside the council elections on Thursday 3 May.

Sheffield Labour MP Harry Harpham dies

noreply@blogger.com (Sheffield Votes) — Fri, 05 Feb 2016 07:45:00 +0000

Labour MP Harry Harpham has died after a short fight with cancer aged 61.

He was elected as the MP for Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough in May after serving in local politics in Sheffield for many years.

More at the BBC

Back?

noreply@blogger.com (Sheffield Votes) — Thu, 14 Jan 2016 12:40:00 +0000

So after a long time neglecting this site I am trying to get the enthusiasm together to write some new posts.
Why?
Well there are some boundary changes coming into force for Sheffield City Council wards and therefore the whole council is up for election.
As this is different from usual it seems worth explaining.

Sheffield Votes

Deadlines for the 2024 General Election

Register to vote

Voter ID

Postal Vote

Proxy Vote

Voter ID

Key seats to watch

Registering to vote if you have no fixed address.

Other elections in Sheffield

Police and Crime Commissioner election

Data about candidates for the Sheffield local elections

Parties standing

Candidates per seat

More information about voting in Sheffield.

Register to vote by April 19th.

Election timetable

Time to start again.

What do the manifestos say about human rights?

Who can I vote for?

Sheffield, Heeley

Sheffield, Hallam

Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough

Sheffield South East

Sheffield Central

Penistone and Stocksbridge

Help wanted.

European Elections: 23rd May 2019

2019 local election candidate lists.

What is going on with the Sheffield City Region?

Sheffield Labour MP Harry Harpham dies

Back?