Election timetable
See the election timetable for Heworth By-Election January 2026, taking place on Thursday 15 January:
| Event | Date | Time/Deadlines |
|---|---|---|
| Publication of Notice of election | Monday 8 December 2025 | |
| Delivery of nomination papers | Monday 8 December 2025 until Tuesday 16 December 2025 | 10.00am to 4.00pm (each working day) |
| Deadline to submit nominations | Tuesday 16 December 2025 | 4.00pm |
| Deadline for withdrawals of nomination | Tuesday 16 December 2025 | 4.00pm |
| Deadline for the notification of appointment of election agent | Tuesday 16 December 2025 | 4.00pm |
| Publication of statement of persons nominated | No later than Wednesday 17 December 2025 | 4.00pm |
| Deadline for receiving applications for registration | Monday 29 December 2025 | Midnight |
| Deadline for receiving new postal vote and postal proxy applications, and for changes to existing postal or proxy votes | Tuesday 30 December 2025 | 5.00pm |
| Deadline for receiving new applications to vote by proxy (not postal proxy or emergency proxies) | Wednesday 7 January 2026 | 5.00pm |
| Deadline for receiving applications for Voter Authority Certificates | Wednesday 7 January 2026 | 5.00pm |
| Publication of notice of poll | No later than Wednesday 7 January 2026 | |
| Deadline for notification of appointment of polling and counting agents | Thursday 8 January 2026 | |
| First date that electors can apply for replacements for lost postal votes | Friday 9 January 2026 | |
| Polling day- vote in person | Thursday 15 January 2026 | 7.00am to 10.00pm |
| Deadline electors can apply for a replacement for spoilt or lost postal votes | Thursday 15 January 2026 | 5.00pm |
| Deadline for emergency proxy applications | Thursday 15 January 2026 | 5.00pm |
| Deadline for production of temporary Voter Authority Certificates | Thursday 15 January 2026 | 10.00pm |
| Deadline to return election expenses | Thursday 19 February 2026 |
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