Local elections
Ward election
A ward election, also known as a district election, takes place to elect a councillor for your local Ward who sits on East Riding of Yorkshire Council.
There are 67 councillors who sit on East Riding of Yorkshire Council with your local ward being represented by usually two or three councillors.
Ward elections take place on the first Thursday of May once every four years (unless a vacancy arises, in which case a by-election will take place for that ward).
The next ward elections for East Riding of Yorkshire Council are due to take place on the first Thursday in May 2023.
Parish election
A Parish or town council election is held to elect councillors to sit on your local Parish or town council.
Unless a casual vacancy arises during a term of office (four years), parish and town council elections take place once every four years, usually on the first Thursday in May.
During a term of office, an election can also take place when a vacancy has been advertised and 10 electors have requested an election for that specific parish or town. If there is no request for an election then a vacancy can be filled by co-option (by invitation).
The next elections for all 168 parish and town councils in the East Riding are due to take place on the first Thursday in May 2023.
For more information please visit the About my vote website:
About my vote - Local elections (external website)
Parliamentary (general) election
A Parliamentary Election, also known as a General Election, is an opportunity for people to choose their Member of Parliament (MP) - the person who will represent their local area (constituency) in the House of Commons for up to five years.
For more information on MPs please refer to the Members of Parliament page.
There is normally a choice of several candidates in each constituency, some of which are the local candidates for national political parties. People can only vote for one of the candidates and the candidate that receives most votes becomes their MP.
A General Election is held every five years unless government protocol calls for one in between. In accordance with the Fixed Term Parliament Act, then next UK Parliamentary General Election will be held on Thursday 2 May 2024.
A by-election occurs when a seat becomes vacant in the House of Commons due to a resignation, expulsion, elevation to the Peerage (House of Lords), bankruptcy, mental illness or death. A by-election does not take place if a Member changes their political allegiance.
For more information please visit the About my vote website:
About my vote - General elections (external website)
Police and Crime Commissioner election
The Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 introduced the role of an elected police and crime commissioner for each of the 41 police force areas in England and Wales outside London.
The elected police and crime commissioner in this area covers the Humberside area, the area covered by the local authorities of East Riding of Yorkshire, Kingston upon Hull, North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire.covers the Humberside area, the area covered by the local authorities of East Riding of Yorkshire, Kingston upon Hull, North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire.
Elections take place in May once every four years. The last police and crime commissioner election took place on 5 May 2016.
The next election was due to be held on 7 May 2020, but, due to the coronavirus COVID-19 emergency, this has now been postponed until Thursday 6 May 2021.
For more information about what a police and crime commissioner does and how, when and where they are elected, please visit About My Vote website:
About my vote - Police and crime commissioner elections (external website)
Referendums
A referendum asks you to vote on a question.
Neighbourhood Planning Referendums
Neighbourhood planning was introduced under the Localism Act 2011 to give local communities more control in the planning of their neighbourhoods. It introduced new rights and powers to allow local communities to shape new development in their local area. It enables communities to develop a shared vision for their neighbourhood and deliver the sustainable development they need through planning policies relating to the development and use of land.