EA Bulletin: 432 England
May 2026 elections: out-of-hours advice during the election period
We will be providing an out-of-hours telephone advice service to help with urgent electoral administration queries in the run up to and immediately following the May 2026 polls.
Contacting us during normal office hours
Our local teams will be available between the hours of 08:30 and 17:30 throughout the election period to support you as usual.
If you are contacting us during normal office hours, please use our Advice and Guidance Line: 0333 103 1928.
Alternatively, you can email us at: [email protected].
Contacting us outside of normal working hours
Our out-of-hours urgent advice service will be available from Monday 23 March. This includes weekends and bank holidays throughout the election period. Evening cover will be from 17:30 until 21:00 and weekend and bank holiday cover from 10:00 until 16:00.
Additionally, there will be 24-hour cover available on polling day, and weekend cover on Saturday 9 May and Sunday 10 May.
We can be contacted out-of-hours by calling: 0207 271 0504.
May 2026 elections: update on polling station handbook deliveries
The final print-ready polling station handbook for the May 2026 polls have now been published on our website, replacing the reference versions published earlier in February, along with the quick guide for polling station staff.
We expect hard copies to be delivered to those who have ordered them this week. If you haven’t received your order by Wednesday, 18 March, please get in touch via [email protected].
As always, if you have any questions or require any assistance, please do contact your local Commission Team.
This week is Welcome to Your Vote Week 2026
It’s finally here! Welcome to Your Vote Week 2026 is now underway, running until Sunday 15 March.
How are you getting involved? We know of some great events taking place and can’t wait to see how you’re marking the week.
This year’s theme of ‘Why Voting Matters’ gives young people the opportunity to discuss, debate and discover the issues important to them and the impact voting has on their lives and communities.
By signing up to take part, you've been sent new resources. Please get in touch with the education team at [email protected] if you have you have any questions about these. If you need more inspiration, take a look at our full range of resources of see how youth groups got involved in 2025.
Remember to share your activity this week
Tag us on social media or use #WelcomeToYourVote so we can see what you’re up to this Welcome to Your Vote Week. We love seeing your photos and youth engagement, and we will be sharing highlights.
New Young Voices in Democracy research
To celebrate Welcome to Your Vote Week, we’ve published our latest youth research looking at young people’s political engagement.
The research, which gathered the views of 2500 11-25 year olds, reveals what’s shaping youth political engagement and why stronger democratic education in schools matters.