A poll for the election of a Town Councillor for Henknowle Ward of Bishop Auckland Parish will be held on Thursday 21 July 2022, between the hours of 7:00 am and 10:00 pm.
One Town Councillor is to be elected.
The statement of persons nominated, notice of poll and situation of polling stations can be found in the attached PDF:
1. An election is to be held of One Town Councillor for Bishop Auckland Town Council (Henknowle Ward).
2. Forms of nomination for the Parish Election may be obtained from the Returning Officer, Electoral
Services, Room 1/104-115, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL who will, at the request of an elector for any
electoral area prepare a nomination paper for signature.
3. Nomination papers must be delivered to the Returning Officer, Room 1/104-115, County Hall, Durham,
DH1 5UL on any day after the date of this notice but no later than 4 pm on Friday, 24th June 2022.
4. If any election is contested the poll will take place on Thursday, 21st July 2022.
5. Applications to register to vote must reach the Electoral Registration Officer by 12 midnight on Tuesday 5
July 2022. Applications can be made online: https://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote.
6. Applications, amendments or cancellations of postal votes and amendments or cancellations of proxy
votes must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at Room 1/104-115, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL
by 5 pm on Wednesday, 6th July 2022.
7. New applications to vote by proxy at this election must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at Room
1/104-115, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL by 5pm on Wednesday, 13th July 2022.
8. Applications to vote by emergency proxy at this election on grounds of physical incapacity or for
work/service reasons must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at Room 1/104-115, County Hall,
Durham, DH1 5UL by 5 pm on Thursday, 21st July 2022.
The physical incapacity must have occurred after 5 pm on Wednesday, 13th July 2022. To apply on the grounds of work/service, the person must have become aware that they cannot go to the polling station in person after 5pm on Wednesday, 13th July 2022.
Durham County Council
Electoral Services
Room 1/104-115
County Hall
Durham
DH1 5UL
Tel: 03000 261212
Email: electoralservices@durham.gov.uk
John Hewitt
Returning Officer
Dated: Thursday 16 June 2022
Each year the Council’s Annual Return is audited by an auditor appointed by Public Sector Audit Appointments Limited.
Any person interested has the right to inspect and make copies of the accounts to be audited and all books, deeds, contracts, bills, vouchers and receipts relating to them for the year ended 31st March 2022.
These documents will be available on reasonable notice on application to Sarah Harris, Town Clerk and Responsible Financial Officer commencing on 16th June 2022. and ending on 26th July 2022.
The next meeting of the Town Council will be held at the Council Offices, 54 Kingsway, Bishop Auckland on Tuesday 14th June 2022 at 6:00pm.
Members of the Public and Press are welcome to attend, however, in light of caution surrounding the easing of coronavirus restrictions, it is requested that attendance needs to be registered with the Town Clerk prior to attending to ensure that the meeting space is large enough to accommodate everyone safely. To register attendance please call 01388 207110 or email council@bishopauckland-tc.gov.uk by Noon on Monday 13th June 2022.
The Chairman advises members of the Council and the public that the meeting or part of the meeting may be recorded by audio and may be by video.
A copy of the agendas is now available to download on the Agendas and Minutes Page.
Bishop Auckland Town Council were host to a range of Platinum Jubilee celebrations over the bank holiday weekend to mark the 70 year reign of HM Queen Elizabeth II.
The festivities started on Thursday with a Platinum Party in Bishop Auckland Market Place, where over 4,000 local people gathered across the evening for fun, food and fabulous entertainment on a main stage which had a range of acts, including local singers, dancers, and performers.
The evening’s highlights included the Bishop of Durham lighting an official Platinum Jubilee Beacon to form part of the 3,000 beacon network across the country and a breakdancing queen, and beefeater soldiers who delighted the crowd with their moves. The evening came to a close with a fire dancing finale from La Flamo a 5 piece fire performance troupe.
Friday saw a Platinum Car Show, in collaboration with the Northern Bygones Society where over 25 cars were pristinely polished and took pride of place in the Market Place. Each exhibitor was thrilled to receive a certificate of recognition and jubilee medal for attending.
A Platinum Picnic was held on the Bowling Green of Auckland Castle, on Saturday where 1,000 free tickets were allocated to local residents. Children’s activities and family entertainment filled a fun family afternoon. There was also a free fun fair for small children in the Market Place from 11am till 4pm.
Mayor of Bishop Auckland, Cllr Michael Siddle said: “The Town Council were thrilled to be able to host a range of jubilee activities this weekend as we celebrate Her Majesty the Queens Platinum Jubilee. It is a magnificent achievement to have been on the throne for 70 years, and it is something than none of us will witness again in our lifetimes.”
“The range of celebrations across town has been great, we have supported parties at Henknowle and Woodhouse Community Centre’s. Schools have been involved in the ‘Jubilee Jog’ and art projects which are now on display in No.42, in collaboration with the Angel Trust, and supported by the Town Council. The Town Décor has been provided by the wonderful knitters at King James WI, the bunting and beefeater bollards have been a delight and put a smile on many faces.”
“The turnout for the events has been exceptional, over 4,000 in attendance across the evening on Thursday and the 1000 free tickets for the picnic event sold out in less than 12 hours. It truly has been a weekend of fantastic celebrations where our communities have come together after being apart for so long”
“All of the events are only possible due to fantastic partnership working between the Town Council Team, The Auckland Project, Baccanalia, and the Bridge Creative. They have worked very hard over the weekend and the last few months to bring the Town Council’s celebrations to life, and for that we are very thankful.”
“There has also been a small army of volunteers who have helped with every aspect of manning the events and we are very grateful for their work and support, as they have really helped to make the events a great success.”
