Information for Voters
Key deadlines for this election
- You must be registered to vote by – midnight on Friday 11 April 2025
- New postal vote and postal proxy vote applications – 5pm on Monday 14 April 2025
- Changes to existing postal and postal proxy vote arrangements –5pm on Monday 14 April 2025
- Voter Authority Certificate (voter ID) applications – 5pm on Wednesday 23 April 2025
- New proxy vote applications – 5pm on Wednesday 23 April 2025
To vote in this election you must:
- be registered on the electoral register
- be 18 or over on the day of the election (‘polling day’)
- be a British or Irish citizen, or
- you have permission to enter or stay in the UK, Channel Islands or Isle of Man – or you do not need permission – and you’re a:
- Commonwealth citizen
- 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
- not be legally excluded from voting
Register to vote
To vote on Thursday 1 May you need to be registered by midnight on Friday 11 April. If you are not already registered at your current address you can do so now at gov.uk/register-to-vote.
British citizens living or working abroad can also register online at the Government’s Register to Vote webpage. Once your application has been processed, you should consider applying for a postal or proxy vote (details below). Please note that if you are living overseas, you may not be entitled to vote in all types of UK elections.
Please click here to find more information on voter registration and the voting process
If you are not sure whether you are registered, you can check by contacting our Electoral Services team using the details at the bottom of this page.
Who can you vote for?
County Councillors are elected using the First Past the Post system. You vote once for a candidate in your local electoral division and the individual with the most votes becomes your County Councillor.
We will publish the details of those standing for election by 4pm on Thursday 3 April.
If you are not sure which electoral division you live in or what candidates are standing in your division, please visit the Who Can I Vote For website
Counting the votes and declaring the results
The votes in this election will be counted on Friday 2 May.
The results will be announced as they happen on Oxfordshire County Council’s website.