Notice of Election

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Election of Parish Councillor

for the Ward listed below
Ward – Staveley – Woodthorpe

Number of Parish Councillor to be elected – One

1.Forms of nomination for the Parish Election may be obtained from the Returning Officer, Town Hall, Rose Hill, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S40 1LP who will, at the request of an elector for any electoral area prepare a nomination paper for signature.

2. Nomination papers must be delivered to the Returning Officer, Room 1.24, Town Hall, Rose Hill, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S40 1LP, by appointment only, from 10.00am on Tuesday 31 March but no later than 4.00pm on Thursday 9 April (excluding weekends and bank holidays).

3. If any election is contested the poll will take place on Thursday 7 May 2026.

4. Applications to register to vote must reach the Electoral Registration Officer by 12 midnight on Monday 20 April 2026. Applications can be made online: https://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote.

5. Applications, amendments or cancellations of postal votes and amendments or cancellations of proxy votes must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at the Town Hall, Rose Hill, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S40 1LP by 5.00pm on Tuesday 21 April 2026.

6. Applications for a Voter Authority Certificate or an Anonymous Elector’s Document valid for this election must reach the Electoral Registration Officer by 5.00pm on Tuesday 28 April 2026. Applications can be made online: https://www.gov.uk/apply-for-photo-id-voter-authority-certificate.

7. New applications to vote by proxy at this election must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at the Town Hall, Rose Hill, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S40 1LP by 5.00pm on Tuesday 28 April 2026.

8. Applications to vote by emergency proxy at this election on grounds of physical incapacity or for work/service reasons must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at the Town Hall, Rose Hill, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S40 1LP by 5.00pm on Thursday 7 May 2026. The physical incapacity must have occurred after 5.00pm on Tuesday 28 April 2026. To apply on the grounds of work/service, the person must have become aware that they cannot go to the polling station in person after 5.00pm on Tuesday 28 April 2026.

Dated 30 March 2026

Huw Bowen
Returning Officer

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The Data Controller and Contact Details

Staveley Town Council is the data controller for the personal data you provide to the council. The contact details for any concerns you may have regarding your personal data are: Town Clerk, Staveley Town Council, Staveley Hall, Staveley Hall Drive, Staveley, Chesterfield, S43 3TN Email: townclerk@staveleytowncouncil.gov.uk Tel: 01246 473132

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To comply with its statutory obligations, the council must make public certain details in the form of a public register. The personal information you provide will not be used for any other purpose unless required by law, to prevent or detect crime or to protect public funds.

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The council will keep your personal data indefinitely unless you explicitly request it to be removed. Details cannot be removed if this forms part of a statutory or legal obligation or public registry. Your responsibilities:

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Your Rights

You have several rights you may enforce. Where the council is processing your personal data due to the consent you have provided, you are entitled to withdraw this consent. You may also ask for such information to be deleted and where it cannot you may request to restrict processing (halt using further). In addition, subject to some legal exceptions, you have the right to: • request a copy of the personal information the council holds about you; • to have any inaccuracies corrected; • to have your personal data erased; • to place a restriction on the council’s processing of your data; • to object to processing; and • to request your data to be ported (data portability). If you have any concerns about how we treat your personal data, you have the right to make a complaint to the council by contacting the Town Clerk, Email: townclerk@staveleytowncouncil.gov.uk or T: 01246 473132. Alternatively, you may wish to complain directly to the Information Commissioners’ Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF, T: 0303 123 1113.