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Seale and Sands Parish Council By-Election

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Two vacancies have arisen in the office of Councillor at the Seale and Sands Parish Council. More than 10 electors of the parish have requested that a by-election be held to elect two parish councillors.

If contested, the by-election will be held on Thursday, 22 January 2026.

This by-election concerns only electors in the following polling districts:

P1 - Sands

P2 - Seale

The official Notice of Election will be published on Friday, 5 December 2025.

Eligible persons who wish to be candidates at this by-election must deliver duly completed nomination papers to Electoral Services during normal office hours on any working day from Monday 8 December 2025. The deadline for completed candidate nominations to be delivered and validated is 4pm on Monday 22 December 2025.

Please see the Candidate Nomination Pack:

Candidate Nomination Pack: Seale and Sands Parish Council (PDF, 317 KB)

Prospective candidates are asked to please make an appointment for the submission of completed nomination papers. To arrange this please contact Electoral Services directly by phone on 01483 444107 or via email: electoralservices@guildford.gov.uk

Other statutory public notices will be published at this page as the election timetable progresses, if the by-election is contested. If only two candidates were to be nominated, no poll would be taken, and those persons would be elected uncontested.

Key deadline dates at this by-election

EventDeadline
Candidate nominations close4pm on Monday 22 December 2025
Applications to register to vote11.59pm on Tuesday 6 January 2026
Applications for postal voting or to amend an existing arrangement5pm on Wednesday 7 January 2026
Applications for proxy voting or for a voter authority certificate5pm on Wednesday 14 January 2026