Following recent boundary changes, from the date of this Parliamentary election residents across Knowsley will be represented by four MP's.
The four constituencies are:
- Knowsley
- Liverpool West Derby
- St Helens South and Whiston
- Widnes and Halewood
Standing as a candidate
If you would like to stand as a candidate for the Parliamentary Election you must submit a nomination form and pay a deposit of £500 between 10am on Tuesday 4 June and 4pm on Friday 7 June 2024.
Nomination forms are available to download here.
For Candidate and Agent guidance please visit the Electoral Commission website.
The table below provides contact information for each of the four constituencies – depending on which constituency you wish to be a candidate in, you will need to contact the relevant authority to make an appointment in order to deliver your nomination papers and pay your deposit in advance of the 7 June deadline.
| Knowsley | elections@knowlsey.gov.uk | 0151 443 2222 |
| Liverpool West Derby | elections@liverpool.gov.uk | 0151 233 3028 |
| St Helens South and Whiston | elections@sthelens.gov.uk | 01744 676464 |
| Widnes and Halewood | electoral@halton.gov.uk | 0303 333 4300 |
How to vote in the General Election
If you are not already registered to vote, the deadline to register is midnight on Tuesday 18 June 2024, you can register online or by contacting our Elections Team via email elections@knowsley.gov.uk or on 0151 443 2222.
Voting at the Polling Station
If you are voting at the polling station the law now requires you to provide an accepted form of photo ID before being provided with your ballot paper.
Acceptable Photo ID
All acceptable forms of Photo ID can be found at on the Electoral Commission website.
Free voter ID
If you do not have an acceptable form of Photo ID you can apply for a free voter ID to enable you to vote, the deadline to apply for the Parliamentary election is Wednesday 26 June 2024 at 5pm.
Postal vote
You can now apply for a postal vote online, the deadline to apply for a postal vote for this election is 5pm on Wednesday 19 June 2024.
Proxy vote
We would recommend that any elector who is going on holiday from Saturday 22 June 2024 and will not return before Thursday 4 July 2024, make an application to appoint another person as a proxy to vote on their behalf.
The deadline to make a proxy application is 5pm on Wednesday 26 June 2024. The person appointed as a proxy, must be registered to vote and they will need to show their Photo ID before they are issued with a ballot paper, the proxy not the electors.
Voting if you live outside of the UK
If you live outside the UK, you can register to vote as an overseas elector.
To request any paper application forms please email elections@knowsley.gov.uk or call 0151 443 3604.
Find out more about registering as an overseas elector
Key dates
| Monday 3 June | Notice of Election will be published. |
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Tuesday 4 June (10am) |
Opening of nominations (nominations can only be accepted between 10am – 4pm) |
| Wednesday 5 June | Poll Cards start to be delivered |
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Friday 7 June (4pm) |
Close of nominations |
| Tuesday 18 June | Last date for electoral registration |
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Wednesday 19 June (5pm) |
Deadline for postal and postal proxy applications |
| Saturday 22 June | Postal votes will begin to be delivered. |
| Wednesday 26 June (5pm) |
Deadline for proxy applications Deadline for voter authority certificate applications |
| Thursday 4 July |
Election day (5pm) – Deadline for emergency proxy applications (5pm) – Deadline for postal vote reissues |