Billinge and Seneley Green By-Election Thursday 27 August 2026

Billinge & Seneley Green By-Election - Thursday 27 August 2026

Following the resignation of a councillor in the Billinge & Seneley Green ward, two electors have now requested an election to be held to fill the vacancy and elect a new councillor for the Billinge & Seneley Green ward, this will take place on Thursday 27 August 2026.

Election Notices

Notice of Vacancy - Billinge and Seneley Green Ward (PDF, 115 KB)(opens new window)

Poll cards will be delivered from Thursday 23 July 2026, please check your poll card for information about your polling station or postal vote.

How to vote in the Election

If you are not already registered to vote, the deadline to register is midnight on Tuesday 11 August 2026, you can register online at gov.uk/register-to-vote or by contacting our Elections Team on 01744 676464. 

Voting at the Polling Station

If you are voting at the polling station the law now requires you to provide an accepted form of photo ID before being provided with your ballot paper.

What is Acceptable Photo ID?

All acceptable forms of Photo ID are listed at sthelens.gov.uk/voter-id, or can be found at electoralcommission.org.uk/voting-and-elections/voter-id

If you do not have an acceptable form of Photo ID you can apply for a FREE VOTER ID to enable you to vote, the deadline to apply for this election is Wednesday 19 August 2026 at 5pm.

To apply now, go to electoralcommission.org.uk/voting-and-elections/voter-id/applying-a-voter-authority-certificate

Prefer to vote by post?

You can now apply for a postal vote online at gov.uk/apply-postal-vote, the deadline to apply for a postal vote for this election is 5pm on Wednesday 12 August 2026.

Easy read guide on postal voting - My Vote My Voice and postal voting - My Vote My Voice

For further notices relating to elections taking place, please visit our notices page.

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