Elections will take place across Oxfordshire to elect councillors to Oxfordshire County Council. There will also be a by-election for Oxford City Council, in Headington Hill and Northway ward. All the deadlines shown below apply for both the full County Council elections and the City Coucil by-election.
Some county councils have had their elections postponed by the government following re-organisation proposals, that doesn't apply in Oxfordshire.
County electoral divisions and boundary review
There are 69 divisions across the county and 13 of those are within Oxford. The City Council will administer the elections to those 13 divisions.
The new divisions boundaries may be different from 2021 and you may be voting in a different division. This is because the County Council had a division boundary review since its last elections in 2021 and the number of divisions allocated to Oxford fell from 14 to 13.
For further details see Oxfordshire County Council Election 2025 at oxfordshire.gov.uk.
Deadlines for nominations and applications
The main deadlines for nominations and applications are:
- Oxfordshire County Council - Notice of Election (kicks off the formal election timetable): Tuesday 25 March
- Headington Hill and Northway ward by-election - Notice of Election: Tuesday 25 March
- nominations closed at 4pm on Wednesday 2 April - List of candidates for Oxfordshire County Council elections within Oxford. For the list for the whole County visit the Oxfordshire County Council website
- List of candidates and agents at the Headington Hill & Northway by-election
- publication of the candidates' list: 4pm on Thursday 3 April
- applications to register (register to vote at gov.uk): midnight on Friday 11 April
- applications to vote by post (apply for a postal vote at gov.uk): 5pm on Monday 14 April
- applications to vote by proxy (apply for a proxy vote at gov.uk): 5pm on Wednesday 23 April
- applications for a voter authority certificate if you don't have an appropriate voter ID (apply for a VAC at gov.uk): 5pm on Wednesday 23 April
Postal vote despatch notes
We intend to despatch postal vote packs by Thursday 17 April, first class.
Your postal vote must be received by 10pm on Thursday 1 May.
If you are applying because you will be away you will need to consider whether you will be around to return the pack. If you have any doubt you could consider appointing a proxy.
Polling Station Finder
You can find out your polling station. Remember, you will need to be registered to be able to vote.
Paper application forms and enquiries
If you prefer paper application forms or have any other queries please contact us.
