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Local election to be held on 2 May 2024

The next local election is scheduled for Thursday 2 May 2024. Both the combined Greater Manchester Mayoral election and the local election are taking place on Thursday, 2 May 2024.

People who run your council are called councillors. They make important decisions, such as how the council budget is spent and which services are prioritised.

Each councillor is elected for a 4-year term of office and there are 3 councillors representing each council ward in the borough. Councillors are elected every year, over a 4-year cycle (with no elections in the fourth year). This means at each election a third of councillors are elected. Upcoming election years are 2024, 2026, 2027 and on a continued cycle.

Following an electoral boundary review, all 60 councillor seats were contested at the local election in 2022. This meant that electors were able to vote for up to 3 candidates in their ward instead of just one.

At a local election, people will vote to choose who they would like to be their local councillor. The political party with the highest number of councillors usually controls the council and decides how local services are run. Your local councillor will represent your views for the ward (area) you live in.

Election notices

Key deadlines

Local government election timetable for Thursday 2 May 2024.
Service area Date
Publication of notice of election by Tuesday 26 March 2024
Receipt of nominations 4pm, Friday 5 April 2024
Withdrawal of candidates 4pm, Friday 5 April 2024
Appointment of election agents 4pm, Friday 5 April 2024
Publication of notice of election agents 4pm, Friday 5 April 2024
Publication of statements of persons nominated 4pm, Monday 8 April 2024
Last date to register to vote  5pm, Tuesday 16 April 2024
Receipt of postal vote applications 5pm, Wednesday 17 April 2024
Last day for voter authority certificates 5pm, Wednesday 24 April 2024
Publication of notice of poll Wednesday 24 April 2024
Receipt of proxy vote applications 5pm, Wednesday 24 April 2024
First day to issue replacement lost postal ballot papers Friday 26 April 2024
Last day to issue replacement spoilt or lost postal ballot papers 5pm, Thursday 2 May 2024
Receipt of emergency proxy vote applications 5pm, Thursday 2 May 2024
Day of poll 7am-10pm, Thursday 2 May 2024

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