Key dates for the election can be found in the timetable below. The deadlines for activity are set in law and the Combined Authority Returning Officer (CARO) and Local Returning Officers (LROs) have no discretion over them.
Statutory notices will be published on this page according to the timetable.
| What | When |
|---|---|
| Publication of Notice of Election (This is the legal notice which details arrangements for the election) | Monday 29 March |
| Poll cards delivered to electors registered to vote by 10 March | From Monday 29 March |
| Delivery of nomination papers | Between 10am and 4pm on any working day after publication of the notice of election, until 4pm on Thursday 8 April |
| Deadline for withdrawals of nomination | 4pm on Thursday 8 April |
| Deadline for the notification of appointment of election agent | 4pm on Thursday 8 April |
| Objection period |
Between 10am and 12 noon on Thursday 8 April - objections can be made to all delivered nominations
Between 12 noon and 5pm on Thursday 8 April - objections can only be made to nominations delivered after 4pm on Wednesday 7 April |
| Publication of first interim election notice of alteration | Thursday 8 April |
| Publication of Statement of Persons Nominated | Not later than 4pm on Friday 9 April |
| Poll cards delivered to electors registered to vote between 11 March and 4 April | From Tuesday 11 April |
| Deadline for receiving applications for registration | Monday 19 April |
| Deadline for receiving new postal vote and postal proxy applications, and for changes to existing postal or proxy votes | 5pm on Tuesday 20 April |
| First day for the delivery of the Candidate Address Booklet | Tuesday 20 April |
| Postal packs delivered to electors registered for a postal vote by 31 March | From Tuesday 20 April |
| Postal packs delivered to electors registered for a postal vote between 1 April and 5pm on 18 April | From Wednesday 21 April |
| Deadline for receiving new applications to vote by proxy | 5pm on Tuesday 27 April |
| Publication of second interim election notice of alteration | Between Friday 9 April and Tuesday 27 April (inclusive) |
| Publication of Notice of Poll and Situation of Polling Places | Not later than Tuesday 27 April |
| Publication of final election notice of alteration | Wednesday 28 April |
| Deadline for notification of appointment of polling and counting agents | Wednesday 28 April |
| Poll cards delivered to electors registered to vote between 5 April and 13 April | From Wednesday 28 April |
| First date that electors can apply for a replacement postal vote | Thursday 29 April |
|
Polling day |
Thursday 6 May |
| Last time that electors can apply for a replacement postal vote | 5pm on Thursday 6 May |
| Deadline for emergency proxy applications | 5pm on Thursday 6 May |
| Last time to alter the register due to clerical error or court appeal | 9pm on Thursday 6 May |
| Last day for receipt of return of election expenses | 35 days after declaration for Mayor (Monday 14 June) |
