Local Elections (District and Parish Councils)

Thursday 4 May 2023: Local Elections for District and Parish Councillors (not County Council).

NB. To vote at polling stations in these elections, you will need to show photo ID (e.g. Passport; photographic driving licence; biometric immigration document; Proof of Age ID card; Blue Badge; Bus pass, etc.; or you can apply for a dedicated ‘Voter Authority Certificate’) (from October 2023 this will also apply to General Elections) – for more info see: www.electoralcommission.org.uk/i-am-a/voter/voter-id.

To ensure you are able to vote, make sure you are on the Electoral Register – see www.southhams.gov.uk/article/9460/Important-Dates. For more info see the South Hams District Council website election page

For the South Brent Parish Council election, South Brent is divided into two wards:

In the Village Ward, 10 candidates are competing for the 9 seats (you can vote for up to 9 candidates). You can see the details of the candidates at: www.southhams.gov.uk/article/9937/Statement-of-Persons-Nominated-South-Brent-Village-Parish-Council.

In the smaller, Brentmoor Ward, there have been 3 nominations for the 3 seats. You can see the details of the candidates at: www.southhams.gov.uk/article/9938/Statement-of-Persons-Nominated-South-Brent-Brentmoor-Parish-Council. This ward is therefore uncontested, so there will be no need for a vote and the election result has already been declared – see www.southhams.gov.uk/article/9812/Notice-of-Uncontested-Election-South-Hams.

For the South Hams District Council election, South Brent Ward has seats for 2 district councillors for which there have been 5 nominations (you can vote for up to 2 candidates). You can see the details of the candidates at: www.southhams.gov.uk/south-brent/persons-nominated.