Local elections take place on Thursday 7 May 2026 in Knowsley. A by-election for the Roby ward has also been called and will be held on the same day.
Anyone returning postal votes by hand (rather than posting via Royal Mail) must complete a postal vote return form, otherwise their postal votes will be rejected.
This is a new requirement under the Elections Act 2022.
The new rules also specify that an individual may hand in a maximum of six (6) electors’ postal votes (ie their own and five others) per poll unless they are a campaigner.
If an individual is a campaigner, they may only handle their own postal vote and those which belong to close family members or people for whom they provide care.
Please do not drop off your postal vote with council staff without completing a postal vote return form, and do not post your postal vote in a council building letterbox as, if you do so, your vote must be rejected.
Support is available to anyone who wishes to hand in postal votes directly to a Council building (Huyton Municipal) to complete the relevant form.
On election day (7 May), this will include staff based in the polling stations. In the meantime, if you have a postal vote which you wish to hand in, please email elections@knowsley.gov.uk or telephone 0151 443 2222.
For your postal vote to be counted, it must be posted via Royal Mail or handed directly to an authorised officer and a postal vote return form completed.