The following can apply to vote by post in UK Parliamentary elections by submitting an application to their Electoral Registration Officer (ERO):
a person aged 18 or over who is registered to vote
a person aged 18 or over who or has applied to be registered to vote
a person who has been appointed to vote as a proxy on behalf of someone else
The application must be received by the ERO by 5pm, 11 working days before the poll.1
The ERO has no discretion to extend the deadline for whatever reason.
1. Regulation 56 (1) Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations 2001, regulation 56 (1) Representation of the People (Scotland) Regulations 2001↩ Back to content at footnote 1