Election Jobs

The Returning Officer appoints around 500 people to help run the elections held within the Royal Borough. These people help with tasks such as helping with postal votes, working at the polling stations and counting the votes.

The electoral job opportunities available include:

• Polling station staff
  The polling station staff are responsible for the conduct of the ballot in each polling station, making sure that the proper procedure for voting is followed. On election day polling station staff are required to work from 6:15am until after 10pm without leaving the polling station.
• Counting staff
  Counting staff are employed to count the votes immediately following the closure of the polling stations or at a date and time appointed by the Returning Officer.
• Postal votes staff
  Staff are employed to open postal votes on a number of days in the week prior to election day in accordance with the election timetable.

Applications are open to both council employees and members of the public. Section 8 of the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996 requires all potential employees to provide documentary evidence to confirm their eligibility to work in the UK. Before you can be employed at elections we need to have sight of a valid passport or a full birth certificate, plus Proof of National Insurance number (e.g. P60, P45, payslip etc.) We can only accept original documents.

We can only accept applications from persons who are not connected to, nor will assist any political party or candidate at an election. Person appointed to work at a polling station or at the count must accept that they are consenting to work in excess of the normal maximum working hours.

How to apply

If you are interested in election work, read all the information in the job descriptions below and complete the application form and send it back to us.

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