Police and Crime Commissioner for Thames Valley election on 2 May 2024

The Chief Executive of West Berkshire Council has been appointed as the Police Area Returning Officer (PARO) for the Thames Valley for the 2024 Police and Crime Commissioner election. The count for this election will be undertaken by West Berkshire Council and the results published on its website.

Police and Crime Commissioner notice of election -Thames Valley [128KB]

Statement of Persons Nominated PCC 2 May 2024 [97KB]

Information for candidates and agents

West Berkshire Council is responsible for the nominations process for this election. Please contact our Electoral Services Team for further information. 

If you intend to stand as a candidate at the Police and Crime Commissioner elections on Thursday 2 May 2024, please let us know as soon as possible. Please email paro@westberks.gov.uk or telephone 01635 519468 with your name, whether you are a prospective candidate or agent, contact email address and telephone number(s). Please put 'PCC Candidate details' as the subject.  

Notice of election will be published on Friday 22 March 2024.  Nominations must be submitted, by hand to the Police Area Returning Officer, from Monday 25 March 2024 between 10am and 4pm, by appointment, but no later than 4pm on Friday 5 April 2024.  Please allow up to two hours for your visit.  A deposit of £5,000 is required during the period for the delivery of nomination papers.

Notice of Election Agents' Names and Offices [98KB]

Useful links

• A Candidate & Agents briefing will take place at 4pm on Thursday 18 April 2024
• Electoral Commission guidance to candidates and agents
• Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities information about Police and Crime Commissioners
• Statement of Persons Nominated (a list of those standing for election) will be available on this page no later than 4pm on  Monday 8 April 2024
   
• You may find this short video about the role of the PCC useful https://youtu.be/7rD_-GtxPrQ
• To read the candidates' manifestos, visit www.choosemypcc.org.uk
• Registering to vote takes just five minutes at www.gov.uk/register-to-vote

Information for voters

Register to vote

Your details must be included on the electoral register if you want to vote in elections, polls and referendums. Please see the table below for the registration deadline for this election.  

If you are already registered to vote at your current address, you do not need to register again. 

To check if you are registered to vote, please contact us.

You can register to vote on Gov.uk.

Your poll card

If you are registered to vote, you'll be sent a poll card a few weeks before the election which will tell you when the election is due to take place and how you can vote. 

If you already have a postal vote in place, you will be sent a postal poll card a few weeks before the election which will give details of your postal voting arrangements. 

If you already have a proxy vote in place, you will be sent a proxy poll card a few weeks before the election with details of your proxy voting arrangements. Your nominated proxy voter will also be sent a proxy poll card, telling them how to vote on your behalf.  

Voting at a polling station

You do not need to take your poll card with you to the polling station to vote, unless you are a registered anonymous voter, but you must bring photo ID. 

Find out more about what photo ID you can bring and how to apply for a Voter Authority Certificate if you don't have any of the accepted forms of ID.

Registered anonymous voters must also bring an Anonymous Elector's Document to the polling station. 

Find out more about registering to vote anonymously and the Anonymous Elector's Document. 

If you are registered as an anonymous voter and want to vote at your local polling station but do not have an Anonymous Elector's Document or haven't applied for one, please contact us.

Your poll card will give the address of your polling station but you can find a map or directions here.

Voting by post or proxy 

If you are unable to get to your polling station on polling day, you can apply to vote by post or proxy instead. Please see the table below for the deadlines for applying to vote by post or proxy for this election.  

Please note that if you vote by proxy, your nominated proxy will need to go to your local polling station and take their own photo ID. If they do not have photo ID, they can apply for a Voter Authority Certificate.  

Apply online to vote by post or download an application form. 

Apply online to vote by proxy or download an application form. 

If you need a paper application form sent to you, please contact us.

If you are not applying online to vote by post or proxy, your completed application form should be sent to our Electoral Services and must be received by us by the relevant deadline below (please note: you can email us a scan or photo of your completed form).

Voters with a disability 

Information about accessibility for our Voters.

Key dates for this election