Avon and Somerset Police and Crime Commissioner election 2024
The next scheduled election for the Police and Crime Commissioner will be held on Thursday 2 May 2024.
Read the notice of election published 18 March 2024.
Elections will happen in the Avon and Somerset Police Area and other police force areas in England and Wales. Each area will elect one Police and Crime Commissioner.
The Police and Crime Commissioner elected in May will serve for four years.
Full details of who is standing for the election, how to vote, election notices and past results are available on the Avon and Somerset Police and Crime Commissioner election website.
Publication of results
Full results of the election will be published on the Avon and Somerset Police and Crime Commission election website results centre.
To register to vote
The last date to register to vote in this election was midnight on Tuesday 16 April 2024.
How to vote
You will need to prove your identity by showing photo ID to vote in person at a polling station.
Find details of photo ID you can use and what to do if you do not have it.
The deadline to apply for a voter authority certificate for this election if you don’t have eligible photo ID is 5pm on Wednesday 24 April 2024 .
To vote by post or by proxy
You can apply to vote by post or to vote by proxy if you are unable to go to the polling station on the day of an election or referendum.
The deadlines for applying for postal and proxy voting are stated on the timetable below and in the Notice of election.
Support for voters with a disability
Find out about the range of support offered to voters with disabilities.
Timetable of proceedings
| Event | Working days before poll (deadline if not midnight) | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Deadline for receiving new postal vote and proxy postal applications, and for changes to existing postal or proxy votes | 11 days (5pm) | 5pm, Wednesday 17 April |
| Deadline for receiving applications for Voter Authority Certificates | 6 days (5pm) | 5pm, Wednesday 24 April |
| Deadline for receiving new applications to vote by proxy (not proxy postal or emergency proxy) | 6 days (5pm) | 5pm, Wednesday 24 April |
| First time that electors can apply for emergency proxy | 6 days (after 5pm) | After 5pm, Wednesday 24 April |
| Publication of notice of poll | Not later than 6 days | Not later than Wednesday 24 April |
| Publication of final notice of alteration of the electoral register | 5 days | Thursday 25 April |
| Deadline for notification of appointment of polling and counting agents | 5 days | Thursday 25 April |
| Notification of appointment of sub-agents | 5 days | Thursday 25 April |
| First date that electors can apply for a replacement for lost postal votes | 4 days | Friday 26 April |
| Polling day | 0 (7am to 10pm) | 7am to 10pm, Thursday 2 May |
| Last time that electors can apply for a replacement for spoilt or lost postal votes | 0 (5pm) | 5pm, Thursday 2 May |
| Deadline for emergency proxy applications | 0 (5pm) | 9pm, Thursday 2 May |
| Last time to the receipt of applications to alter the register due to clerical error or by notice of the court following registration appeal | 0 (9pm) | 9pm, Thursday 2 May |
Download this timetable as a pdf
Election notices
Notice of election addresses of candidates