Work for us - elections staff

To undertake any election duties, you must:

• be at least 18 years old
• be entitled to work in the UK and able to provide one of the following:
  • a valid passport
  • a full birth certificate issued in the UK, Channel Islands, Isle of Man or Ireland, plus an official document giving your permanent National Insurance number
  • a residence permit, registration certificate or document showing you are entitled to live in the UK permanently

Job descriptions

Count assistant - Job description - July 2022 (PDF) [53KB]

Count supervisor - Job description - July 2022 (PDF) [64KB]

Poll clerk - Job description - July 2022 (PDF) [93KB]

Polling station inspector - Job description - July 2022 (PDF) [63KB]

Postal vote issue assistant - Job description - July 2022 (PDF) [82KB]

Postal vote opening assistant - Job description July 2022 (PDF) [66KB]

Postal vote opening supervisor - Job description July 2022 (PDF) [67KB]

Presiding Officer - Job description - July 2022 (PDF) [65KB]

How to apply

If you are interested and available to work for us during this election you can apply using the form below or email electoralservices@nfdc.gov.uk with your full name, home address, and email and telephone contact details. 

Apply to work at elections

You will be sent an email requesting to set up an MEA (Mobile Election Account) account, please follow all steps to create this account.

This will be how the election team then correspond with you.

Pay details

Fees for these roles are paid the same across Hampshire and are agreed by the Hampshire and Isle of Wight election fees working party.

Download the scale of costs, charges and expenses at elections of county councillors, district councillors and parish councillors (Word doc) [43KB]

The fees are:

Presiding Officer

• £16.00 per hour (plus £25 for a combined poll).

Poll Clerk

• £11.00 per hour (plus £15 for a combined poll).

Count Supervisor

• £18.00 per hour for a daytime count
• £27.00 per hour for a night-time or Saturday count
• £35.00 per hour for a Sunday or bank holiday daytime count.

Count Assistant

• £14.00 per hour for a daytime count
• £17.50 per hour for a night-time or Saturday count
• £25.00 per hour for a Sunday or bank holiday daytime count.