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What does the postal ballot pack contain?

Postal ballot packs contain the following:1

  • Envelope A is the envelope that the elector returns their ballot papers in. It is marked with the letter A and the words ballot paper envelope
  • Envelope B is the envelope that the elector will use to return the ballot paper envelope and the postal voting statement. It is marked with the letter B and the address of the Constituency Returning Officer
  • The postal voting statement contains the elector’s name, the numbers of the ballot papers issued to them, instructions on how to vote by post and space for the elector to sign and provide their date of birth
  • The constituency ballot paper
  • The regional ballot paper
  • A list showing the names of the candidates who appear on the regional list of each party followed by the names of the individual regional candidates as given in the statement of persons nominated
Last updated: 18 September 2025