A referendum relating to the adoption of the Bramshott and Liphook neighbourhood plan was held on Wednesday 23 October 2024.

The question which will be asked in the referendum was:

“Do you want East Hampshire District Council and the South Downs National Park Authority to use the neighbourhood plan for Bramshott and Liphook to help it decide planning applications in the neighbourhood area.”

The referendum results were:
Turnout: 14.7%
Yes: 87%
No: 13%

Find out more about the neighbourhood plan

Referendum documents

Neighbourhood plan documents

Can I vote?

A person is entitled to vote if at the time of the referendum, they meet the eligibility criteria to vote in a local election for the area and if they live in the referendum area. Everyone on East Hampshire District Council’s electoral register (at the date of the vote) within the referendum area is entitled to vote. The eligibility criteria to vote are:

  • you are registered to vote in local council elections; and
  • you are 18 years of age or over on Wednesday 23rd October 2024

Casting your vote

Your designated polling station will be printed on your polling card.

Voters must bring valid photographic ID with them to the polling station.

If you do not hold any of the above, you can apply for a Voter Authority Certificate (VAC) online.

The deadline to apply for a VAC is 5pm on Tuesday 15 October.

Register to vote

If you are an eligible elector and you are already on the Register of Electors for East Hampshire, you do not need to re-register for these elections.

Information on how to register is available on the GOV.UK website. 

The deadline for applying to register for voting in this election is 11:59pm Monday 7 October.

EU citizens legally resident in the UK may register for the local government franchise and are able to vote in all elections that use the local government franchise. EU citizens currently retain their rights to vote in local elections even though the UK has left the EU for May 2021.

Details of where your polling station is located will be found on your poll card.

Poll cards

Poll cards will be sent out from Wednesday 25 September and postal packs will be sent out around Thursday 10 October.

Voting by post or proxy

If you are unable to get to your polling station on Wednesday 23 October or would prefer to vote another way to cast your vote, you can register for a postal or proxy vote. 

We would encourage anyone who requires a postal vote to apply for one as soon as possible due to an expected increase in the number of postal votes being required for this year:

If you require a printed version of the form, please contact the elections team. 

Completed forms can either be scanned and emailed to electoral.services@easthants.gov.uk or posted back to the address shown on the form.