As a result of a vacancy in Ash Parish Council, on Thursday, 29th May 2025, there will be a By-Election to choose who will represent the Ash South Ward. Guildford Borough Council (GBC) has issued a Statement of Persons Nominated, which details that two Ash residents have put themselves forward for election. The candidates are Naveed Mughal and Sue Wyeth-Price.

Where is my polling station?

For residents who are registered to vote, you will now have received a polling card identifying which polling station you can use to vote. GBC has notified that the two polling stations will be open from Thursday, 29th May, from 7 am until 10 pm, the addresses of which are provided below. When voting in person, you must show photo ID.

Postal votes should now be delivered to those who are registered and should be returned ASAP.

Polling station number / letters	Polling station and address	Ranges of electoral register numbers of persons entitled to vote
1 / AS1	Ash Manor School, Manor Road, Ash, GU12 6QH	AS1  1 – 2367
2 / AS2	St. Mary’s Room, Holy Angels Church, 65 Ash Church Road, Ash, GU12 6LU	AS2  1 – 2605

STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED

Guildford Borough Council

Election of a Parish Councillor to Ash Parish Council

For Ash South Parish Ward

A poll will be held on Thursday, 29th May 2025 between 07:00 and 22:00

One Parish Councillor is to be elected

The following people have been or stand nominated for election as a Parish Councillor for the above Parish Ward. Those who no longer stand nominated are listed but will have a comment in the right-hand column.

Candidate name	Address of candidate 1	Description of candidate	If no longer nominated, the reason why**
MUGHAL, Naveed Imran	153 Carfax Avenue, Tongham, Surrey, GU10 1BH	The Conservative Party Candidate
WYETH-PRICE, Sue	Twisted Willow, White Lane, Ash Green, Aldershot, GU12 6HW

1 If a candidate has requested not to make their home address public, the relevant electoral area in which their home address is situated (or the country if their address is outside the UK) will be provided.

**Decision of the Returning Officer that the nomination is invalid or other reason why a person nominated no longer stands nominated.

How are By-Elections called?

When a councillor’s seat becomes vacant, the Parish Clerk will notify GBC. The Clerk will display a Notice of Vacancy in the parish area. The notice explains that an election can be called by a request made in writing to the Borough Council’s Proper Officer by 10 electors from the parish ward area, within 14 working days of the date of the notice.

If an election is called, it must be held within 60 days of the notice. If no request is received to call an election, then the Parish Council may co-opt someone into the vacant seat. This means that the Parish Council can choose by a council vote who they wish to appoint to fill the seat, rather than holding an election with its associated costs.

The Notice of Vacancy must run its course before the Parish Council has the opportunity to co-opt a new councillor, and this gives the electors of the parish a chance to call an election if they wish to. If the vacancy occurs within 6 months of the date of the next scheduled elections for that council, then no election is held, and the seat may remain vacant until it is filled at the next elections, or the council may choose to co-opt into the vacant seat.