Postal ballot packs will be sent to electors from around two weeks before polling day.
Electors who registered close to the registration deadline will be issued with their postal ballot packs once their names have been added to the final register update, 5 working days before the poll.
Electors will then mark their ballot paper, complete the postal voting statement by providing their signature and date of birth, and return them to the Returning Officer (RO) before the close of poll (i.e. 10pm on polling day).
While the RO is ultimately responsible for the issue and opening of postal votes across their constituency, they may wish to appoint deputies within their constituencies to administer these processes at local authority level. Candidates, election agents and postal voting agents are not entitled to attend the issue of postal votes.1