Parliamentary Elections

A Parliamentary General Election has now been called and will be held on Thursday 4th July 2024.

Breckland District Council is responsible for organising the election for the Mid Norfolk Constituency. This covers most of Breckland District, however we also share the South-West Norfolk Constituency with Kings Lynn & West Norfolk Borough Council. Further details can be found on theKing's Lynn & West Norfolk Borough Council website. (opens new window)

Notice of Election - UK Parliamentary Election for the Mid Norfolk Constituency (PDF) [94KB] (opens new window)

Nominations and Candidate Information:

• Statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll (PDF) [116KB] (opens new window)
• Notice of Election Agents’ Names and Offices (PDF) [99KB] (opens new window)
• Situation of Polling Stations (PDF) [191KB] (opens new window)

Information for Candidates and Agents can be found on theElectoral Commission's website. (opens new window)

Key Deadlines:

• Poll cards will be issued from 6 June
• Register To Vote (opens new window) - Tuesday 18 June 2024 at midnight
  • Postal Applications received and successfully processed before 1 June will be dispatched from 19 June - subject to Royal mail delivery times
  • Any postal applications received and successfully processed after 1 June will be dispatched from 26 June - subject to Royal mail delivery times
• For information on Voter ID: - Deadline: Wednesday 26 June 2024 at 5pm
• Postal packs will be issued from 19 June
• Apply to vote by post (opens new window) - Wednesday 19 June 2024 at 5pm
• Apply to vote by proxy (opens new window) - Wednesday 26 June 2024 at 5pm
• Polling Day - Thursday 4 July 2024
• Election Timetable (PDF) [59KB] (opens new window)

Postal Voting Update

We know postal voters are keen to know when their UK Parliamentary general election ballot pack will arrive. This will depend on:

• when your application was processed
• how long post takes to be delivered to you - particularly if you are an overseas voter.

For information on how postal votes are handled, please visit ourPostal Vote Handling and Secrecy page.

Existing postal voters plus new applications processed by 1 June 2024

Your postal vote pack will be sent out on or around13 June if you are an overseas elector or on or around 19 June if you live in the UK - subject to Royal Mail delivery times.

Applications processed between 1 June and 19 June 2024

Your postal vote pack will be dispatched on or around 26 June - subject to Royal Mail delivery times.

Why aren't postal votes sent out as soon as an application comes in?

Candidate nominations closed at 16:00 on Friday 7 June, so ballot papers could only be finalised and sent to print after that.

Due to the short notice for the 4 July UK Parliamentary General Election, specialist election printers and Royal Mail are working at capacity to print and deliver over 8 million postal votes across the UK.

It's a complicated process, with personalised postal vote statements matched with the correct ballot paper. There is also a need to produce personalised envelopes and instruction sheets. We also need to carry out crucial security checks which add to the time needed to prepare and send votes out.

Postal votes for overseas electors have early priority because of the extra time it takes for international mail to be delivered and returned.

What if I'm going on holiday before my vote is likely to arrive?

If you applied for a postal vote and don't think you'll be home to return it by post on Thursday 4 July, you can drop your completed postal vote pack in to your polling station. You must complete a form when you hand it in.

If you won't be back in time to use your postal vote, you can instead appoint someone you trust as a proxy to vote on your behalf. You will need to

• cancel your postal vote by 17:00 on Wednesday 19 June. This will happen automatically when you appoint a proxy, but you can contact us to talk about other options to cancel.
• make a proxy application by 17:00 on Wednesday 26 June
• the person you appoint as a proxy must:
  • be a registered parliamentary elector who can vote in this election.
  • only be a proxy for up to two electors living in the UK, plus up to two people living abroad, or up to four people living abroad.:
• Your proxy can
  • vote in person on your behalf at your polling station. They will have to show their own accepted form of photo ID to be able to vote or
  • vote by post for you but must apply for a proxy postal vote by 17:00 on Wednesday 19 June.

Information on Emergency proxy votes can be found on theElectoral Commission's website. (opens new window).

How to Complete your Postal Ballot Pack

For advice on correctly completing your postal vote, please watch the short film:

2019 Parliamentary Election

The last Parliamentary General Election was held on 12 December 2019.

Declaration of Results 2019 (PDF) [15KB] (opens new window)