Guidance for Candidates at Parish council elections in England

What does the postal ballot pack contain?

Postal ballot packs contain the following: 

  • Envelope A is the envelope that the elector returns their ballot paper in. It is marked with the letter ‘A’ and the words ‘ballot paper envelope’
  • Envelope B is the envelope that the elector will use to return the ballot paper envelope and the postal voting statement. It is marked with the letter ‘B’ and the address of the Returning Officer
  • The postal voting statement contains the elector’s name, the number of the ballot paper issued to them, instructions on how to vote by post and space for the elector to sign and provide their date of birth
  • The ballot paper

If the election is combined with another poll, the Returning Officer may have decided to combine the issue of postal votes. In that case, the postal ballot pack will also contain the ballot paper for the other electoral event(s).   
 

Last updated: 1 December 2023