EA Bulletin: 428 England

Further to Bulletin 423, we have published further supporting resources for Returning Officers for the scheduled local government polls taking place on 7 May 2026.  

The updated resources include the front-line staff FAQs and the polling station handbook. Please note that this is not the final print-ready version of the polling station handbook. This is a final text version that is being made available to support administrators in planning their polling station staff training. As in previous years, hard copies of the polling station handbook will be distributed in March.

If you require any further support, please contact your local Commission team local Commission team at  [email protected]   

For the May 2026 elections, we are running the ‘polling station finder’ in partnership with Democracy Club. This tool helps ensure voters have access to accurate and timely information about how and where they can vote.

We need your updated polling station information to make sure voters head to the right polling station. Having this information easily available online should help to reduce the number of queries from voters looking for their polling place.  

If you have not done so already, providing your data is straightforward. You can export the data from your EMS and upload it using Democracy Club’s easy-to-use tool (opens in a new window). 

Alternatively, you can email it to [email protected]  (opens in new window). 

Detailed instructions are available for each supplier, if you need them (opens in new window). 

Please send your polling station data as soon as possible, so we have enough time to add the information to our ‘polling station finder’ tool. 

If you’d like to see the polling station finder on your own website, you can embed our election widget (opens in new window).