Renfrewshire Council

Election of Councillors

Councillors are to be elected for each of the 12 wards of Renfrewshire Council. The number of councillors to be elected for each ward are:

1. Nomination forms can be obtained from the Election Office, Renfrewshire House, Cotton Street, Paisley PA1 1TR or by e-mailing election-office@renfrewshire.gov.uk.
    
   This office is open for the issue and delivery of nomination papers on weekdays from TUESDAY 15 MARCH 2022 from 10am to 4pm.
    
2. Completed nomination forms must be delivered to the Returning Officer at the above address by 4pm on WEDNESDAY 30 MARCH 2022.
    
   We can informally check your nomination papers prior to submission via email, however, when formally lodging your nomination papers please telephone the Election Office on 0141 618 2300 to arrange a suitable appointment.
    
3. An election will be held in each contested ward and voting will take place between 7am and 10pm on THURSDAY 5 MAY 2022.
    
4. Applications to register to vote must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at the address below by 12 midnight on MONDAY 18 APRIL 2022.  Applications can be made online: https://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote.

Postal or proxy voting

1. Any elector may apply for a postal or proxy vote at this election.
    
2. Applications, amendments or cancellations of postal votes must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at the address below by 5pm on TUESDAY 19 APRIL 2022.
    
3. Applications to vote by proxy at this election must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at the address below by 5pm on TUESDAY 26 APRIL 2022.
    
4. Applications to amend or cancel existing proxy arrangements must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at the address below by 5pm on TUESDAY 19 APRIL 2022.
    
5. Applications to vote by emergency proxy at this election, i.e. made after the 26 APRIL 2022 deadline on the grounds of
   • disability suffered after that deadline (or, for applicants who suffered a disability before the deadline, their disability meant that they could not reasonably have made an application in time),
   • work or service reasons,
   • following Scottish Government advice or the advice of a medical professional in relation to coronavirus,
   • being detained in a hospital under the civil sections of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003
   • for Scottish prisoners serving a sentence of 12 months or less

must reach the relevant Electoral Registration Officer at the address below by 5pm on THURSDAY 5 MAY 2022.

To apply on the grounds of work  or service, the person must have become aware that they cannot go to the polling station in person after 5pm on TUESDAY 26 APRIL 2022. 

Contact details of the Electoral Registration Officer:

Robert Nicol, Renfrewshire
Renfrewshire Valuation Joint Board,
Robertson Centre,
Glasgow Road,
Paisley
PA1 3QF
Tel: 0300 300 0150
E-mail: ero@renfrewshire-vjb.gov.uk

Signed,  
Alan Russell, Returning Officer
Renfrewshire Council
Renfrewshire House
Election Office,
Cotton Street
Paisley
PA1 1TR

Date: 14 March 2022

You can also download the  Renfrewshire Council notice of election 2022 [67KB] .