Kent Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) election 2024
For the PCC election, the deadlines have now passed to:
- register to vote
- apply for a postal vote
- apply for a voter authority certificate
- apply for a proxy vote (for someone to vote on your behalf.
The Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) for Kent carries out several duties for victims of crime and holds the Chief Constable to account.
You can find out more on the:
PCC election 2024
Elections are being held for the Kent PCC on Thursday 2 May 2024.
Candidates
You can view the list of candidates on the Gravesham Borough Council's website.
Statutory timetable
Dates in the statutory timetable for the election are:
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Activity |
Statutory deadline |
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Notice of Election is published and the formal election period starts. The notice will not be published until Friday 22 March. |
Friday 22 March |
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List of candidates standing in the election is published. |
Monday 8 April |
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Last date we can accept applications to register in time to vote in this election. |
Tuesday 16 April |
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Last date we can accept new applications for a postal vote (or to change a postal vote) for this election. |
5pm, Wednesday 17 April |
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Last date for we can accept applications to appoint a proxy to vote on your behalf. |
5pm, Wednesday 24 April |
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Last date we can accept applications for a Voter Authority Certificate. |
5pm, Wednesday 24 April |
Responsibility for the PCC election
The overall responsibility for the conduct of the election sits with the designated Police Area Returning Officer (PARO) for the Kent police force area. Gravesham Borough Council have been appointed the PARO for 2024.
Visit the PCC page on Gravesham Borough Council’s website
To find out more, visit the Choose my PCC website.
The result of the Kent PCC election will be published on Gravesham Borough Council's PCC results page on Sunday 5 May 2024, after the PARO has declared the results.
Registration
The deadline to register to vote in the PCC elections has now passed.
Find out more about elections and voting.
Postal votes
Postal vote packs have now been issued to everyone who had registered for a postal vote by 5 March.
They were sent by first class mail. Completed postal votes must be received no later than 10pm on Thursday 2 May.
You can hand in your completed pack at any polling station in Medway on 2 May but 1 person cannot hand in more than 6 postal votes in total and you must complete a new Postal Vote Return Form.
These new arrangements also apply if you hand in your completed pack at our offices at Gun Wharf.
Please do not post your completed pack in the post box outside Gun Wharf or else the postal vote will automatically be rejected.
Postal vote packs will be sent out on 24 April to all those who applied for a postal vote between 6 March and the deadline on 17 April.
Separate postal vote packs are being sent for the Arches (Chatham) Neighbourhood Planning Referendum which is also taking place on 2 May 2024.
Find out more about postal votes.
Vote in the PCC election
Enter your postcode to find out more about voting in the election, including your polling station.
You can also download a list of polling station locations.
Find out more about elections and voting.
Voter ID
All voters must show accepted photo ID before they can vote.
If you turn up without a valid document, you will not be issued a ballot paper and will not be able to vote.
Voter support
If you need any extra support, for example, information in braille or British Sign Language (BSL), visit our voter support page.