When a vacancy for the office of a councillor occurs on the County Council, a Notice of Vacancy and further details relating to the election will appear below.
If there is no text below, there aren't any current County Councillor vacancies.
Oakham South Ward - Vacancy
A vacancy has occurred in the Oakham South Ward of Rutland County Council District Council. The Notice of Vacancy is shown below:
Notice of Vacancy - Oakham South Ward
Once the election has been called the latest registration dates for an election will be updated below.
Jump to:
1. Registering to vote
2. Postal and postal proxy voting
3. Proxy voting
4. Polling stations
If the election is contested, to be able to vote in the 5 May 2022 Uppingham Ward by-election, you must register by midnight on 14 April 2022:
Register to vote
Moved house? You'll need to register to vote at your new address - even if you've moved within Rutland
If the election is contested, to vote in the 5 May 2022 Uppingham Ward by-election by postal vote, we must receive your postal vote application by 5pm on 19 April 2022.
If your proxy wishes to vote by post they must have been appointed by you, before they can apply to vote by post. The proxy must must then register to vote by post before the 19 April deadline, so make sure you allow enough time for this - download application form for proxy to vote by post
If you or your proxy applied for a postal vote prior to 24 March 2022, the postal vote will be sent on or around 11 April 2022.
If we receive an application after 5pm on 23 March 2022, the postal vote will not be sent out until 22 April 2022.
From 28 April 2022, contact us if your postal vote:
- is lost
- is damaged - you'll need to return this and bring proof of your identity when you collect the replacement
- has been stolen
- has not arrived
To cancel your postal vote, you must contact us by 5pm on 19 April 2022, or you will not be able to vote at your polling station. The Royal Mail have requested we make you aware that there are priority Post Boxes having later collection times. Originally introduced to help with the collection and onward delivery of Covid Test Kits, they are also available to Elections which are also classed as priority mail. Many have collection times between 15:00 and 17:00 on both Saturday and Sunday. You can find further details on the Royal Mail website at this link
www.royalmail.com/priority-postboxes which will tell you where you can find a priority box in your area.
Find out more about postal votes
Download a postal vote application form
If the election is contested, to vote in the 5 May 2022 Uppingham Ward by-election by proxy vote, we must receive your application by 5pm on 26 April 2022.
To change or cancel your proxy vote, you must do so by 5pm on 19 April 2022, or your chosen proxy will not be able to vote on your behalf at a polling station.
Download a proxy vote application form
Find my polling station
Previous announcements
Below you will find previous announcements made as part of the elections process.
Results of previous by-elections can be seen by following the link below:
Results of previous elections
Contact us
If you need to contact us with a question about this election or need help on Polling Day, please email: elections@rutland.gov.uk or call: 01572 720 954.
