Updated: Parish Councillor by-elections scheduled

Test Valley Borough Council has confirmed that the requisite number of requests to hold by-elections for the vacancies at Chilbolton Parish Council have been exceeded.

The elections would be held on Thursday 13 Nov 2025. In Chilbolton’s case whether there will been an election, depends on how many candidates there are. If there are more than two candidates for the two available vacancies, then an election will be held.

Standing as a candidate

If you are interested in standing as a candidate in this by-election, you should contact TVBC Electoral Services on 01264 368000 or at elecreg@testvalley.gov.uk. They have a useful document “Notes for the information of Candidates - 2025” that explains the full process.

The deadline for nominations is 4pm on Friday 17 Oct 2025. Candidates are advised to read this guidance from the Electoral Commission.

Candidate nomination forms can be found here.

Registering to vote

In order to vote, you need to be on the Register of Electors and you must be:

  • Resident in the Chilbolton area on the date of the election;
  • A British, Irish or Commonwealth citizen, or a citizen of Cyprus or Malta;
  • A citizen of Denmark, Luxembourg, Poland, Portugal or Spain;
  • Citizen of another EU country, if you have had permission to enter or stay - or not needed permission - since 31 December 2020, and this has continued without a break;
  • 18 years old or over.

If you are an eligible elector and you are already on the Register of Electors in Chilbolton, you do not need to re-register for these elections.

How to vote

In Person - at Chilbolton Village Hall between the hours of 7am - 10pm. You must show an acceptable form of ID before you are issued with a ballot paper. This includes driving licences and passports, but also a wide range of other documents - there is more information here.

If you can’t get to the Village Hall on 13 Nov 2025, you can vote:

By post - you need to apply before the deadline of 5pm on Wednesday 29 Oct 2025, your postal vote will be dispatched around Tuesday 4 Nov 2025.

You can apply online at www.gov.uk/apply-postal-vote or use this printable form. You will need to sign it.

By Proxy - the deadline to apply to vote by proxy at these elections is 5pm on Wednesday 5 Nov 2025. You can apply online at www.gov.uk/apply-proxy-vote or use this printable form. You will need to sign it.