Key details for casting a vote

POLLS open at 7am on Thursday May 2, and close at 10pm. Voters must take a suitable form of photo ID with them in order to cast their ballot in person

(see What do I need to vote? section, right).

Residents must be registered on the electoral roll to vote.

The deadline to register to vote online passed at 11.59pm yesterday (Tuesday). Voting by post is also an option, but applications for a postal vote must be received by 5pm today (Wednesday). Proxy votes can also be obtained in some circumstances – meaning someone else can vote on a resident’s behalf if they cannot make it to a polling station for a limited number of reasons. Applications for a proxy vote must be received by 5pm on Tuesday April 24.

Applications can be made for an emergency proxy vote if, after the deadline has passed, a resident discovers they will not be able to vote in person, including for a medical or employment reasons.

In such instances, residents can apply for a proxy vote until 5pm on election day itself.

What do I need to vote in person?

To vote in person at a polling station, residents will need one of the following forms of photo identification (the ID is permitted to be out of date, but must still be a good likeness):

UK or Northern Ireland photocard driving licence (full or provisional) or driving licence issued by European Economic Area (EEA) country, the Isle of Man or any of the Channel Islands;

UK passport or passport issued by EEA or Commonwealth country;

Blue badge;

Older person’s bus pass; Disabled person’s bus pass; Oyster 60+ Card;

Freedom Pass;

Identity card bearing the Proof of Age Standards Scheme hologram (a PASS card);

Biometric residence permit Ministry of Defence Form 90 (Defence Identity Card);

National identity card issued by an EEA state.

Where do I vote?

The polling card sent to voters ahead of the election will tell them at which polling station they must attend on May 2 to vote in person.