Stoneleigh & Auriol Neighbourhood Plan Referendum, Thursday 12 February 2026

Stoneleigh & Auriol Neighbourhood Plan Referendum, Thursday 12 February 2026

The Counting Officer for this referendum is Jacqueline King. She may be contacted at: 

Town Hall, The Parade, Epsom Surrey KT18 5BY.  Telephone: 01372 732000 

If you have any queries about this referendum, contact Electoral Services on telephone 01372 732000 or e-mail: electoralservices@epsom-ewell.gov.uk 

Further information regarding the Stoneleigh and Auriol Neighbourhood Plan is available on the following webpage: Stoneleigh and Auriol Neighbourhood Plan

Register to Vote

A person is entitled to vote in the referendum on 12 February 2026 if:  

· They are entitled to vote in a local government election in the referendum area; and  

· Their qualifying address for the election is in the referendum area.  

A person’s qualifying address is, in relation to a person registered in the register of electors, the address in respect of which he or she is entitled to be registered. 

The deadline to register to vote at this referendum is 27 January 2026. 

If you want to check if you are registered then you can contact us by e-mail at electoralservices@epsom-ewell.gov.uk, or phone on 01372 732000.

Poll Cards 

If you are already registered then you will receive a poll card giving information about polling hours and the address of your polling station soon after 12 January 2026. If you registered to vote after 10 January 2026 then your poll card will be sent out around 30 January 2026. 

Can’t vote in person? 

If you are not able to vote in person on 12 February 2026 you can either have a postal vote or appoint a proxy to vote on your behalf. 

Information on how to apply for postal and proxy votes is available on our Who can vote and how? page. 

  • The deadline for postal vote applications is 5pm on Wednesday, 28 January 2026. 

  • The deadline to appoint a proxy is by no later than 5pm, Wednesday, 4 February 2026. 

Postal votes will be sent out by 1st class post from 2 February 2026 and we expect them to arrive by 5 February. If you are going on holiday before or close to that date, you may prefer to appoint a proxy. 

If after 5pm on 4 February you become unwell, or for work reasons cannot vote in person, the deadline to appoint an emergency proxy is 5pm, Thursday, 12 February. Contact the elections office on 01372 732000 for more information on how to arrange one. 

Returning Your Postal Vote Pack 

Please note that there are new restrictions regarding the handing in of Postal Votes at both Council Offices and Polling Stations. You will need to complete a declaration form if you hand in postal vote(s) and you will be restricted on the number you can hand in to no more than 6 including your own. If you do not complete the required form then the postal votes that you hand in will be rejected and those votes will not count. This will also apply to postal votes put into the post boxes situated at the Town Hall. 

This will not apply if you return your postal vote via Royal Mail.

Voter ID 

It is now a requirement for voters to show photo ID when voting in person at a polling station at elections.  

Information on what photo ID is accepted and how to apply for a Voter Authority Certificate is available on our Voter ID at Elections page. 

  • The deadline to apply for a Voter Authority Certificate is 5pm, Wednesday, 4 February 2026

Referendum results 

Full information about the result of this referendum will be made available below. 

Referendum Information and Official Notices 

  • Notice of Referendum (to be published 8 January 2026) 

  • Notice of Poll (to be published 4 February 2026) 

  • Situation of Polling Stations (to be published 4 February 2026) 

  • Declaration of Results (to be published 13 February 2026)