Vote in person

Find out about your poll cards and how to vote in person at a polling station on election day.

Poll cards

Poll cards will be issued to all registered electors as soon as possible after the notices of election have been published.

Contact our elections team if you have not received a poll card.

Poll cards have changed

In order to list all the suitable forms of photo ID acceptable at a polling station, poll cards are now A4 size and will be delivered in an envelope.

A list of acceptable forms of photo ID can be found on the Electoral Commission website.

The photo ID does not have to be valid provided that the photograph is still a suitable likeness. If you do not have any of the photo ID listed, you can apply for a Apply for photo ID to vote (called a ‘Voter Authority Certificate’) on GOV.UK. This will be posted directly to your registered address.

The poll card will list the different types of elections for your electoral area. It will say how many votes you have on each ballot paper.

Voting in person at a polling station

To vote in person at a polling station, you must go to the polling station location on your poll card. You’ll be sent a poll card just before an election telling you when to vote and at which polling station.

Please bring your poll card with you to vote as it will help speed up the process, although you do not need your poll card to vote. You can still vote if you’ve lost your poll card.

When you get to the polling station

  1. Give your name and address to the staff inside the polling station
  2. Show the staff your voter ID
  3. You’ll be given a ballot paper with a list of the people and parties you can vote for. To vote, follow the instructions on the notices in the polling booth and on the top of the ballot paper

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