Election of the Police and Crime Commissioner for the Kent Police Area

Election of the Police and Crime Commissioner for the Kent Police Area

An election is to be held for a Police and Crime Commissioner for the Kent Police Area.

Nomination papers can be obtained from the office of the Police Area Returning Officer, Room C1, Dartford Borough Council, Civic Centre, Home Gardens, Dartford, Kent, DA1 1DR, during the normal office hours or online at www.electoralcommission.org.uk

Nomination papers must be delivered to the Police Area Returning Officer at Room C1, Dartford Borough Council, Civic Centre, Home Gardens, Dartford, Kent, DA1 1DR between 10am and 4pm on any working day after publication of this notice but no later than 4pm on Thursday 8 April 2021

If the election is contested the poll will take place on Thursday 6 May 2021 between the hours of 7am and 10pm

Applications to register to vote must reach the relevant Electoral Registration Officer by 12 midnight on Monday 19 April 2021. Applications can be made online: https://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote.

The £5,000 deposit can be paid by legal tender or by means of a banker’s draft from a drawer which carries on business as a banker in the United Kingdom or BACS.

Applications, amendments or cancellations of postal votes must reach the relevant Electoral Registration Officer by 5pm on Tuesday 20 April 2021.

Applications to vote by proxy at this election must reach the relevant Electoral Registration Officer by 5pm on Tuesday 27 April 2021.

Applications to vote by emergency proxy at this election must reach the relevant Electoral Registration Officer by 5pm on 6 May 2021.