Knightsford Neighbourhood Plan Area referendum on 24 July 2025

About this referendum

A referendum will be held on Thursday 24 July 2025 to decide on the question below:

"Do you want Dorset Council to use the Neighbourhood Plan for Knightsford to help it decide planning applications in the neighbourhood area?"

View the notice of referendum.

The count for this referendum will take place after close of poll (10pm) on Thursday 27 July 2025 and the results will be published on our Results of elections, referenda and polls page as soon as possible.

Information for voters

Register to vote

Your details must be included on the electoral register if you want to vote in elections, polls and referenda. 

If you are already registered to vote at your current address, you do not need to register again. 

To check if you are registered to vote, contact us.

You can register to vote on Gov.uk.

Your poll card

If you are registered to vote, you will be sent a poll card a few weeks before the referendum which will tell you when the referendum is due to take place and how you can vote. 

If you already have a postal vote in place, you will be sent a postal poll card a few weeks before the referendum which will tell you when the referendum is due to take place and give details of your postal voting arrangements. 

If you already have a proxy vote in place, you will be sent a proxy poll card a few weeks before the referendum which will tell you when the referendum is due to take place and give details of your proxy voting arrangements. Your nominated proxy voter will also be sent a proxy poll card, telling them how to vote on your behalf.  

Voting at a polling station

You do not need to take your poll card with you to the polling station to vote, unless you are a registered anonymous voter, but you must take photo ID. 

Find out more about what photo ID you can take or apply for a Voter Authority Certificate if you don't have any of the accepted forms of ID.

As well as their poll card, registered anonymous voters must bring an Anonymous Elector's Document to the polling station. 

Find out more about registering to vote anonymously and the Anonymous Elector's Document. If you are registered as an anonymous voter and want to vote at your local polling station but do not have an Anonymous Elector's Document, contact us for an application form.  

Your poll card will give the address of your polling station.

Read more about voting in a polling station.

Voting by post or proxy 

If you are unable to get to your polling station on polling day, you can apply to vote by post or proxy instead. 

• apply online to vote by post (or download a form) 
• apply online to vote by proxy (or download a form)

If you need a paper application form, contact us.

If you vote by proxy, your nominated proxy will need to go to your local polling station and take their own photo ID. If they do not have an acceptable form of photo ID, they can apply for a Voter Authority Certificate. If your proxy cannot got to your polling station, they can apply to vote by post for you (a postal proxy). If they need a paper application form, they can contact us.

If you are not applying online to vote by post or proxy, then your completed application form needs to be sent to Electoral Services. You can email us a scan or photo of your completed form.  

Voters with a disability 

Read about support available for voters with a disability.  

Key dates for this referendum

Polling day is Thursday 24 July 2025 (polling stations are open from 7am to 10pm).