On Thursday 1 May 2025, elections will be held in Cambridge to elect the Mayor for the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority, as well as 12 Councillors to Cambridgeshire County Council.
If you wish to stand as a candidate:
- contact us at elections@cambridge.gov.uk to stand for one of the 12 county council seats in Cambridge
- contact East Cambridgeshire District Council at elections@eastcambs.gov.uk to stand for election as the combined authority mayor
For more information on elections and voting, visit:
- the Electoral Commission website
- the government's step-by-step guidance on how to vote in UK elections
If you are interested in working for us at the elections, contact election.staffing@cambridge.gov.uk. Please note you must have the right to work in the UK and cannot also be working for any political party or candidate at the election.
Important dates
- Wednesday 26 March - candidate nominations open
- Wednesday 2 April, 4pm – candidate nominations close
- Wednesday 9 April – issue of postal votes in place by 27 March
- Friday 11 April, 11.59pm – deadline to register to vote (if not already registered)
- Monday 14 April, 5pm – deadline to apply for a postal vote, or change an existing postal or proxy vote
- Tuesday 22 April – issue of postal votes for applications made between 28 March and 14 April
- Wednesday 23 April, 5pm – deadline to apply for a proxy vote
- Wednesday 23 April, 5pm – deadline to apply for a voter authority certificate (free voter ID)
- Thursday 1 May, 7am to 10pm – Polling Day
- Friday 2 May – combined authority results announced (morning)
- Friday 2 May – county council results announced (afternoon)
Official notices
- Notice of election – Tuesday 25 March
- Statement of persons nominated – Thursday 3 April
- Notice of election agents – Thursday 3 April
- Notice of poll and situation of polling stations – Wednesday 23 April
- Declaration of results – Friday 2 May
Referendum in the South Newnham area on 16 January 2025
A neighbourhood planning referendum took place on Thursday 16 January, for some electors in the South Newnham area.
The result of the referendum was that a majority of voters were in favour of Cambridge City Council using the South Newnham Neighbourhood Plan to help it decide planning applications in the neighbourhood area.
Look at a list of the roads that are included in the South Newnham Neighbourhood Area [PDF, 81Kb]. You can also look at a map of the area [PDF, 1.5MB].
There was one polling station, located at St Mark’s Church, Barton Road, Cambridge CB3 9JZ.
Electors already registered to vote do not need to re-register. The voting franchise for the referendum is the same as for a local election:
- British and Irish citizens
- Commonwealth citizens who have permission to enter or stay in the UK, or do not need permission
- Citizens of Denmark, Luxembourg, Poland, Portugal and Spain
- Citizens of other EU countries can register and vote if they have been legally resident in the UK since 31 December 2020 and this has continued without a break
