Elections in Watford

Hertfordshire County Council Elections are taking place on Thursday 1 May 2025

Eligible electors will be voting for County Councillors in the following Watford Districts:

• Central Watford and Oxhey
• Meriden Tudor
• Nascot Park
• North Watford
• West Watford
• Woodside Stanborough

Poll cards will be issued between Friday 21 March – Wednesday 26 March. Electors are asked to check which polling station they should attend as it may have changed for this election.

Please take care when opening your poll card so that you do not damage it. You do not need to take your poll card with you to the polling station but it may speed up the process if you do.

A request for a By-Election has been received to fill the vacancies in both Watford Borough Council Wards of Oxhey and Holywell.

By-Elections in these wards will be held on 1 May 2025.

Electors in the By-Election wards will receive an additional poll card.

Check which Ward you are in online

Election notices:

• Hertfordshire County Council Notice of Election
• Watford Borough Council Holywell and Oxhey Wards Notice Of Election

The full list of candidates standing will be published here by 4pm on 3 April.

To find out more about the Elections in Hertfordshire or for information on becoming a County Councillor please visit their website.

Key dates and deadlines

Registering to vote

You must be on the electoral register to vote. Applications received after the deadline will still be processed but you will not be eligible to vote at these elections.

More information on registering to vote

Postal Votes

Applications for new, amendments or cancellation of postal votes must be received before the deadline of 5pm on Monday 14 April 2025.

Postal votes will be dispatched between around 11 April 2025 to those who applied prior to 31 March.

Applications received after this date will be dispatched around 22 April. 

If you are resident in the wards where there is a By-Election you will receive separate postal vote packs.

Please read postal voting instructions carefully and call the elections team immediately if you make a mistake. Do not destroy your papers as some mistakes can be corrected.

Post your pack without delay via royal mail. Postal votes must be received by 10pm on Thursday 1 May to be counted. Postal votes hand delivered and left in the Town Hall post box will be rejected.

Postal votes can be hand delivered to the Town Hall or any polling station within the electoral area but must be handed to a member of staff authorised to receive them and a form must be completed. Postal votes handed in without this form will be rejected. 

If you have not received your postal vote by Friday 25 April please contact us for a re-issue.

More information on postal voting

Proxy Votes

You can appoint another person to vote on your behalf in person at the polling station. A person appointed to vote on behalf of another elector is known as a proxy.  

An appointed proxy must be 18 years old or older, currently registered to vote at an address in the UK and eligible to vote in that type of election.

More information on proxy votes

Voter ID

To vote at a polling station you will need to bring photo ID. For more information and a full list of accepted ID can be found on the Electoral Commission website.

View more information on voter ID

Contact details

Watford Borough Council Elections Team

• Email: elections@watford.gov.uk
• Telephone: 01923 278369

For more information about all aspects of an election and voting please visit the Electoral commission website.