Constitutional petition verification number

The Council’s Proper Officer must publish a verification number which is the figure representing 5% of the number of local government electors registered in the area of the Borough on 15 February each year. This is the minimum number of signatures needed to trigger a referendum for an Elected Mayor.

The verification number is published each year during February. The number is for use between 1 April and 31 March following publication.

However, in any year there is a short period of time when there is one of two figures that can be used. This is between publication of the number and 31 March that same year. During that time the alternative number that can be used is the one that was published the previous year. Councils must use the lower of these two numbers as the verification number for any petition submitted during that period.

• Year commencing 1 April 2025 and ending 31 March 2026, the published verification number is 3716

Alistair Cunningham
Chief Executive and Electoral Registration Officer
Tewkesbury Borough Council
Council Offices
Gloucester Road
Tewkesbury
Glos
GL20 5TT