Following the resignation of County Councillor Desmond Clarke, a request was received to fill the vacancy for the Newark West Division of Nottinghamshire County Council by a poll. A by-election was held on Thursday 3 July 2025. Polling stations were open from 7am until 10pm.
Poll cards were sent to registered voters who were eligible to vote in this election.
Notice of Election
The Notice of Election (PDF, 121kb) was published on Thursday 29 May 2025.
Statement of Persons Nominated
The Statement of Persons Nominated was published on Monday 9 June 2025.
Notice of Election Agents
The Notice of Election Agents was published following the close of nominations.
Notice of Poll, including polling places
The Notice of Poll was published on Wednesday 25 June 2025. This notice gives details of the remaining validly nominated candidates following last date for a candidate to withdraw and the polling places to be used.
Counting of the votes
Firstly, the ballot boxes were verified to ensure that the number of ballot papers in each box is the number that has been issued. Postal ballot papers that are to be included in the count will also be verified. Once all votes are verified, the ballot papers will be sorted and counted for each candidate.
The verification of the ballot boxes and counting of the votes took place at Castle House, Great North Road, Newark, NG24 1BY, following the close of poll on Thursday 3 July 2025.
The verification of votes can be found here: Summary turnout of Newark West County Division - Election 3 July 2025 (PDF, 144kb)
The counting of the votes took place at Castle House, Great North Road, Newark, NG24 1BY, following the verification on Thursday 3 July 2025.
The Declaration of Result of Polls following the count for the Newark West Division in the Nottinghamshire County Council election can be found here: Declaration of by-election result - Newark West division (PDF, 145kb)