Less than a month to go until polling day.
Seven up
A seventh candidate has been announced for the Hastings and Rye constituency in the general election on Thursday July 4. Phillip Colley will stand for the Workers Party of Britain. He joins 6 other candidates already declared: Nicholas Davies for the Communist Party, Helena Dollimore for Labour, Guy Harris for the Liberal Democrats, Sally-Ann Hart for the Conservatives, Lucian Fernando for Reform and Becca Horn for the Greens.
We will know the final list of candidates on the ballot paper on Friday afternoon June 7 when nominations close.
Election timetable
Tuesday June 18 11.59pm - Deadline to apply for a vote
Friday June 21 – Candidates statements in Rye News
Saturday June 29 – Rye Hustings at St Mary’s Church at 7pm
Thursday July 4 – Election day with polling stations open at 7am. The count will begin straight after polls close at 10pm. The result of the Hastings and Rye constituency will be announced at some time on Friday morning.
Vote information
You can find your polling station here: https://www.rother.gov.uk/findmynearest
You will need proof of ID to vote in person, the official Electoral Commission guidance is here: https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/voting-and-elections/voter-id
