Please find the Statutory Notices relating to the Bookham East and Eastwick Park By-Election below:

• Notice of Vacancy
• Notice of Election
• Notice of Election Agents
• Statement of Persons Nominated

Please note that Notices may also be viewed on the Council’s Noticeboard at Pippbrook, Dorking, RH4 1SJ.

If you experience any difficulties viewing or sharing the Notices online, please contact the Elections Office at electoral.registration@molevalley.gov.uk for assistance.

The deadline to register to vote is midnight, Tuesday 24 June 2025. The easiest way to register to vote is on the GOV.UK website.

If you are unable to apply online and require a physical form to be sent, please request this from us using the contact details below. Please allow time for this to be posted to you, then returned to us.

If you have moved house recently, and have not registered to vote at your new address, you need to register by midnight, Tuesday 24 June 2025 or you will not be able to vote.

Further information on who is standing will be available on this page from Monday 16 June 2025 when the Statement of Persons Nominated will be published.

If you have any queries, or require any assistance, please contact Electoral Services at electoral.registration@molevalley.gov.uk or call us on 01306 879198.

If you have postal voting arrangements in place, your ballot paper will be despatched via 1st Class post around 27 June 2025.

If you wish to apply for a postal vote, the easiest way to do so is online. We encourage you to apply at the earliest opportunity, but the deadline to receive applications is 5pm, Wednesday 25 June 2025.

Please contact us at electoral.registration@molevalley.gov.uk or 01306 879198 if you have any questions or require a physical application form. If you require a physical application, please allow time for this to be posted to you, then returned to us.

If you wish to appoint someone to vote on your behalf, you must do so by 5pm, Wednesday 2 July 2025.

The easiest way to apply is online but please be aware that you can only appoint someone on a temporary basis using this service. If you need to appoint someone on a long-term/permanent basis, please contact us for an application form.

Please contact us at electoral.registration@molevalley.gov.uk or 01306 879198 if you have any questions or require a physical application form. If you require a physical application, please allow time for this to be posted to you, then returned to us.

You must bring a form of photographic identification with you when you go to the polling station to cast your vote.

If you do not bring any ID with you, you will be asked to leave the polling station and return with ID. All polling stations will be open from 7am until 10pm.

A full list of the accepted forms of ID can be found on the Electoral Commission’s website.

No suitable ID?

If you do not have any forms of accepted ID, you can apply for a free Voter Authority Certificate. The easiest way to apply for this is online. We encourage you to apply at the earliest opportunity, but the deadline to receive applications is 5pm, Wednesday 2 July 2025. If you require a physical application, please allow time for this to be posted to you, then returned to us.

Please contact us at electoral.registration@molevalley.gov.uk or 01306 879198 if you have any questions or require a physical application form.

The voting process should be accessible to all voters. We offer a range of support for voters with disabilities to enable them to cast their vote independently, or with assistance.

A range of measures are in place at our polling stations, and include:

• ramps (where needed), so polling stations are wheelchair accessible
• the provision of a polling booth that caters to wheelchair users
• magnifiers
• large print versions of the ballot papers
• tactile voting devices to enable partially sighted or blind people to cast their vote

Presiding Officers and their staff will offer assistance to voters where needed, and will make reasonable adjustments where possible to do so.

Presiding Officers can bring a ballot paper outside to a person to ensure that they can fill it in. This ballot paper will then be folded and delivered to the ballot box by the Presiding Officer.

Support for visually impaired voters

Visitors with limited vision have a number of options.

They can be accompanied into the booth by a companion or the Presiding Officer – this person will read out the ballot paper and you will tell them where to make the voting mark. The accompanying person will be required to sign a declaration to indicate that they have recorded the vote truly and faithfully.

There is also a Braille option. The Presiding Officer will read out the list of candidates to you, and you will then be guided to a booth. A strip of plastic imprinted with Braille numbers, large type and flexible tabs is attached to the ballot paper so that the numbers line up with the candidate’s names. If the person wishes to vote for the third candidate on the list, then they pull back the third tab on strip and make their mark directly underneath it. The paper is then folded and placed into the ballot box by the voter as normal. This device can also be used for anyone with difficulty keeping their cross in the square intended.

Each polling station will have a small magnifier to enable voters to enlarge the print of the paper. This is particularly useful for anyone who has forgotten their reading glasses.

A large print version of the ballot paper will also be available at the polling station.