County Council and Mayor elections 1 May 2025

Cambridgeshire County Council elections 

County councillor elections will be held on Thursday 1 May 2025 for the 8 divisions in the East Cambridgeshire area. Each division will elect one councillor.

The divisions are:

  • Burwell
  • Ely North 
  • Ely South
  • Littleport
  • Soham North and Isleham 
  • Soham South and Haddenham
  • Sutton
  • Woodditton

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority Mayor election

An election will also be held on Thursday 1st May 2025 to elect a Mayor for the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority.

Registering to vote, postal and proxy voting deadlines

The legal deadline for applying to register is 11 April 2025, for postal votes is 14 April 2025 by 5pm and for proxy vote applications is 23 April 2025 by 5pm.

Applications can be made online at GOV.UK.

Register to vote

Apply for a postal vote

Apply for a proxy vote

For postal vote applications you will need to upload a suitable photograph of yourself.

Nominations

Notices of the elections will be published on Tuesday 25 March 2025. Nomination packs for the county council elections can be downloaded from the Electoral Commission website.

Nomination packs for the mayor election can also be downloaded from the Electoral Commission website.

Anyone wishing to stand for either elections must submit their completed pack by 4pm on 2 April 2025.

Further information can be obtained for the elections at elections@eastcambs.gov.uk