Talbot & Branksome Woods by-election (11 September 2025)

The by-election in the Talbot & Branksome Woods ward is taking place on Thursday 11 September 2025.

Voting

To be eligible to vote in this election you must:

• be registered to vote
• be 18 or over on the day of the election (‘polling day’)
• be a resident in the Talbot & Branksome Woods ward
• not be legally excluded from voting
• be a British or Irish citizen

You can also vote if you have permission to enter or stay in the UK - or you do not need permission - and you’re a:

• Commonwealth citizen
• citizen of Denmark, Luxembourg, Poland, Portugal or Spain
• citizen of another EU country, if you have had permission to enter or stay - or not needed permission - since 31 December 2020, and this has continued without a break

If you are unable to or don't want to vote in person (by visiting a polling station), then you can either:

• apply to vote by post (your application or any changes to existing postal or proxy votes must be received by 5pm on 27 August 2025)
• apply to vote by proxy, appoint someone else to vote on your behalf (your application must be received by 5pm on 3 September 2025)

Photo ID you'll need to bring to a polling station

Voters will need to show photo ID to be eligible to vote in person and by proxy in this election.

If you do not have an accepted form of photo ID, you can apply for a free voter ID document (known as a Voter Authority Certificate).

If you’re voting as someone’s proxy

You’ll need to take your own ID when you go to vote on someone else’s behalf. You do not need to take theirs.

Polling stations

Polling stations are open from 7am to 10pm on the day of an election (‘polling day’). There is no closure for lunch.

Some of the usual polling venues have not been made available to us this time, so please take note of your polling station address from your poll card as it may be different.

Candidates standing for election

The following candidates are standing for election.

Name of candidate	Home address	Description (if any)
CUSHWAY Charlie	108 Redhill Drive, Bournemouth, BH10 6AW	Labour Party
HARDY Amy Louise	(address in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole)	Green Party
HOULDEN Martin	(address in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole)	Reform UK
KEELING Jo	(address in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole)	Local Conservatives
LOGAN Dawn	6 Kensington Drive, Branksome Wood Road, Talbot and Branksome Woods, BH2 6DF	Liberal Democrats

The role of a councillor

Councillors are elected to represent a number of local residents in an area called a ward. You can also read about:

• becoming a councillor
• what councillors do