National lockdown: please stay at home
Warrington is subject to the current national lockdown restrictions - please stay at home. For more more information about what this means, visit our coronavirus web pages.
National lockdown: please stay at home
Warrington is subject to the current national lockdown restrictions - please stay at home. For more more information about what this means, visit our coronavirus web pages.
Warrington has over 130 polling stations in operation on polling day. Presiding Officers and Poll Clerks work inside these stations and are responsible for the conduct of the ballot and making sure that the proper procedures for voting are followed.
Poll Clerks assist the Presiding Officer who oversees the polling station. To become a Presiding Officer you must have previous experience as a Poll Clerk.
On polling day, staff are required to work from 6.30am until shortly after 10pm without leaving the polling station.
All staff employed to work at a polling station must attend a training session a few weeks before the poll which will be arranged with you by the elections team upon appointment. We will tell you in your appointment what type of training you will need to undertake.
Presiding Officer: (you must have previous experience as a Poll Clerk)
You must have your own vehicle to transport the ballot box and polling booths to the polling station and to the count venue. A mobile phone is also required.
Poll Clerk:
The hours of poll are 7am to 10pm but you must be at the polling station no later than 6.30am. You will be working a 16 hour day so you must bring your own refreshments and take appropriate breaks (as directed by the Presiding Officer) throughout the day to avoid tiredness. Polling station staff are not permitted to leave the premises during hours of poll.
Verification/Counting Assistant:
The length of time the count takes will depend on the number of ballot papers to sort and if there are any recounts. You must be prepared to stay as long as it takes till it is completed including possible recounts. This can be a pressurised environment and the greatest of care has to be taken to ensure that mistakes are not made.
Postal Vote Opening Assistant:
Opening sessions take place over a number of days two weeks prior to election day
To undertake election duties you must:
We have numerous job roles available and would love to hear from you. If you are interested in becoming involved. Please email elections@warrington.gov.uk with your name(s), contact number and which position(s) you are interested in.
We are encouraging people who are in Covid bubbles to apply for positions together to help us to reduce household mixing within Polling Stations.
If you have been a Presiding Officer in the past and have someone within your bubble that could be your Poll Clerk we especially want to hear from you.