Information On Elections
Local Election Information
Elections for the District and parish/town councils within the Maldon District are held every 4 years and take place on the first Thursday in May.
District elections
All 31 Councillors of the District Council are elected at the same time - this is known as a whole election. All of the 31 seats that make up the Council could be contested during the election. There are 17 electoral wards across the District with most having two elected councillors per ward.
The last election held was on 5 May 2011. The next scheduled election will be held on Thursday 7 May 2015.
Parish elections
There are 33 parishes within the District, 3 of which have combined to form single parish councils. There are 41 parishes and a total of 222 seats to be filled.
Ordinary elections for the parishes take place at the same time as the District election.
For details on how to register or view the Electoral Register, follow this link.