2024 elections

UK Parliamentary general election - July 2024

The next scheduled election in the Cheltenham area will be the UK Parliamentary general election on Thursday 4 July 2024. The deadline to register to vote for the parliamentary election is Tuesday 18 June.

Cheltenham constituency

This page will be updated with the relevant notices as they become available.

Visit our types of election pages for information on how each type of election works.

Tewkesbury constituency

Standing as a candidate

To vote in a UK Parliamentary election you must be:

  • Registered to vote 
  • 18 or over on the day of the election
  • A British citizen, an Irish citizen, a qualifying Commonwealth citizen or a British Citizen living overseas.

For a candidate’s nomination to be valid, the sum of £500 must be deposited with the (acting) returning officer before the close of nominations. Candidates who poll more than 5% of the total valid votes cast in the constituency will have their deposit returned. Those candidates who have polled less than, or equal to, 5% of the total valid votes cast will lose their deposit.

Nomination packs for the UK Parliamentary Election will be available to collect from the electoral services office on Monday 3 June 2024. Please contact the office on 01242 264132 or email [email protected] to arrange collection.

We strongly recommend that all prospective candidates and their agents, also download and familiarise themselves with the Electoral Commission's comprehensive UK Parliamentary general elections guidance. 

Nomination papers can be delivered by appointment between 10am and 4pm on Tuesday 4 June 2024 and the deadline to submit nomination papers is 4pm on Friday 7 June 2024. Please note all nomination papers must be hand delivered by the candidate, their agent (or sub-agent), their proposer or seconder to: The Acting Returning Officer, Municipal Offices, Promenade, Cheltenham, GL50 9SA.