Voting in person

If you happen to be in the UK on polling day, you can vote in person at your polling station.

If you have a postal vote, you won't be able to vote at the polling station, but you can hand in your completed postal ballot at the polling station.

If you have a proxy vote, you will only be able to vote at the polling station if your proxy hasn't already voted on your behalf.

When you vote in person, you go to the polling station allocated to you based on your address on the electoral register. This might not be the closest one to where to you live, and it might have changed since the last time you voted.

When you vote in person, you go to the polling station allocated to you based on your address on the electoral register. This might not be the closest one to where to you live, and it might have changed since the last time you voted.

When you vote in person, you go to the polling station allocated to you based on your address on the electoral register. This might not be the closest one to where to you live, and it might have changed since the last time you voted.

When you vote in person, you go to the polling station allocated to you based on your address on the electoral register.

Before you go to vote, check where your polling station is. It might not be the closest one to where to you live, and it might have changed since the last time you voted. You have to go to your allocated polling station, and you can't go to a different one close to where you work, for example.

Your polling station will be on your poll card, which you'll receive through the post a few weeks before polling day.

When you vote in person, you go to the polling station allocated to you based on your address on the electoral register. This will be the address you used when you registered to vote as an overseas voter (which will be the UK address where you were last registered to vote).

If you’re registered as an overseas voter, you won’t receive a poll card.

Step one

Check where your polling station is, and go to vote between 7am and 10pm on polling day.

Step two

Make sure you take an accepted form of photo ID with you to the polling station. Or, if you are registered to vote anonymously, take your poll card and Anonymous Electors Document.

Step three

A staff member will ask for your name and address, and check that you are on the electoral register. After they give you your ballot paper (or papers), take them to a polling booth, so that you can cast your vote in secret.

Step four

Complete your ballot paper using the pencil provided in the polling booth. You can also use your own pen if you want to. Don't write anything else on the paper, or your vote may not be counted.

Step five

If you make a mistake, don't put your ballot paper in the ballot box. Ask the polling station staff for a replacement ballot paper, and fill it in again.

Step six

Once you're done, fold your completed ballot paper and put it in the ballot box.
 

Polling stations are open from 7am to 10pm on polling day.

They can get busy, particularly towards the end of the day. If there's a queue at your polling station, you'll still be able to vote as long as you joined the queue before 10pm.

1. Check where your polling station is, and go to vote between 7am and 10pm on polling day.
2. When you arrive at your polling station, a staff member will ask for your name and check that you are on the electoral register.
3. If you are voting in an election that requires photo ID, you will need to show photo ID to vote. They will ask to see your ID, check that your ID is accepted, and that it looks like you. If you are registered to vote anonymously, you will be asked to show your poll card and Anonymous Elector’s Document (AED).
4. A private area will be available should you choose to have your photo ID viewed in private. This might be a separate room, or an area separated by a privacy screen, depending on the polling station.
5. The staff member will cross your name off the register and give you a ballot paper listing the candidates you can vote for. You might be given more than one ballot paper if there is more than one election taking place in your local area on the same day.
6. Take your ballot paper (or papers) to a polling booth, so that you can cast your vote in secret.
7. Read the instructions on the ballot paper carefully. Some elections use different voting methods, so you need to make sure you fill in each ballot paper correctly.
8. Complete your ballot paper using the pencil provided in the polling booth. You can also use your own pen if you want to. Don't write anything else on the paper, or your vote may not be counted.
9. If you make a mistake, don't put your ballot paper in the ballot box. Ask the polling station staff for a replacement ballot paper, and fill it in again.
10. Once you're done, fold your completed ballot paper and put it in the ballot box.

Polling stations are open from 7am to 10pm on polling day.

They can get busy, particularly towards the end of the day. If there's a queue at your polling station, you'll still be able to vote as long as you joined the queue before 10pm.

1. Check where your polling place is, and go to vote between 7am and 10pm on polling day.
2. When you arrive at your polling station, a staff member will ask for your name and check that you are on the electoral register.
3. If you are voting in an election that requires photo ID, you will need to show photo ID to vote. They will ask to see your ID, check that your ID is accepted, and that it looks like you. If you are registered to vote anonymously, you will be asked to show your poll card and Anonymous Elector’s Document (AED).
4. A private area will be available should you choose to have your photo ID viewed in private. This might be a separate room, or an area separated by a privacy screen, depending on the polling station.
5. The staff member will cross your name off the register and give you a ballot paper listing the candidates you can vote for. You might be given more than one ballot paper if there is more than one election taking place in your local area on the same day.
6. Take your ballot paper (or papers) to a polling booth, so that you can cast your vote in secret.
7. Read the instructions on the ballot paper carefully. Some elections use different voting methods, so you need to make sure you fill in each ballot paper correctly.
8. Complete your ballot paper using the pencil provided in the polling booth. You can also use your own pen if you want to. Don't write anything else on the paper, or your vote may not be counted.
9. If you make a mistake, don't put your ballot paper in the ballot box. Ask the polling station staff for a replacement ballot paper, and fill it in again.
10. Once you're done, fold your completed ballot paper and put it in the ballot box.

Polling places are open from 7am to 10pm on polling day.

They can get busy, particularly towards the end of the day. If there's a queue at your polling place, you'll still be able to vote as long as you joined the queue before 10pm.

1. Check where your polling station is, and go to vote between 7am and 10pm on polling day.
2. When you get to your polling station, show the polling station staff (or poll clerk) your ID. You need to show ID, but you don't need your poll card to vote (it can help to speed up the process).
3. The staff will give you a ballot paper listing the candidates you can vote for. You might be given more than one ballot paper if there is more than one election taking place in your local area on the same day.
4. Take your ballot paper (or papers) to a polling booth, so that you can cast your vote in secret.
5. Read the instructions on the ballot paper carefully. Some elections use different voting methods, so you need to make sure you fill in each ballot paper correctly.
6. Complete your ballot paper using the pencil provided in the polling booth. You can also use your own pen if you want to. Don't write anything else on the paper, or your vote may not be counted.
7. If you make a mistake, don't put your ballot paper in the ballot box. Ask the polling station staff for a replacement ballot paper, and fill it in again.
8. Once you're done, fold your completed ballot paper and put it in the ballot box.

Taking photos

Taking photos inside the polling station isn't allowed as it might risk the secrecy of the ballot.

You are more than welcome to take photos outside the polling station, and share them on social media to encourage your friends and family to vote.

Polling stations are open from 7am to 10pm on polling day.

They can get busy, particularly towards the end of the day. If there's a queue at your polling station, you'll still be able to vote as long as you joined the queue before 10pm.

1. Check where your polling station is, and go to vote between 7am and 10pm on polling day.
2. When you arrive at your polling station, a staff member will ask for your name and check that you are on the electoral register.
3. If you are voting in an election that requires photo ID, you will need to show photo ID to vote. They will ask to see your ID, check that your ID is accepted, and that it looks like you. If you are registered to vote anonymously, you will be asked to show your poll card and Anonymous Elector’s Document (AED).
4. A private area will be available should you choose to have your photo ID viewed in private. This might be a separate room, or an area separated by a privacy screen, depending on the polling station.
5. The staff member will cross your name off the register and give you a ballot paper listing the candidates you can vote for. You might be given more than one ballot paper if there is more than one election taking place in your local area on the same day.
6. Take your ballot paper (or papers) to a polling booth, so that you can cast your vote in secret.
7. Read the instructions on the ballot paper carefully. Some elections use different voting methods, so you need to make sure you fill in each ballot paper correctly.
8. Complete your ballot paper using the pencil provided in the polling booth. You can also use your own pen if you want to. Don't write anything else on the paper, or your vote may not be counted.
9. If you make a mistake, don't put your ballot paper in the ballot box. Ask the polling station staff for a replacement ballot paper, and fill it in again.
10. Once you're done, fold your completed ballot paper and put it in the ballot box.

Polling stations are open from 7am to 10pm on polling day.

They can get busy, particularly towards the end of the day. If there's a queue at your polling station, you'll still be able to vote as long as you joined the queue before 10pm.

If you're not sure what to do, or need any help, just ask the staff at the polling station – they will be happy to assist you to cast your vote.

There are a number of things at the polling station to help you cast your vote, including a large print sample ballot paper, and a tactile voting device to help if you have a visual impairment.

If you want to, you can take your phone into the polling booth to use magnifier or text-to-speech apps, or the phone torch to improve lighting. When using your phone, don’t take any photos inside the polling station.

You can ask polling station staff for help, or you can bring someone with you. Anyone over the age of 18 can come with you to help you cast your vote. They don’t need to be eligible to vote in that election. 

If you need help getting to your polling station, you can contact your local council.

If you're not sure what to do, or need any help, just ask the staff at the polling station – they will be happy to assist you to cast your vote.

There are a number of things at the polling station to help you cast your vote, including a large print sample ballot paper, and a tactile voting device to help if you have a visual impairment.

If you want to, you can take your phone into the polling booth to use magnifier or text-to-speech apps, or the phone torch to improve lighting. When using your phone, don’t take any photos inside the polling station.

You can also ask polling station staff to help you, or you can bring someone with you to help. If you bring someone with you to help at Senedd, local elections and Police and Crime Commissioner elections, they need to be over 16 and eligible to vote in the election. For UK Parliament, including recall petitions, anyone over the age of 18 can come with you to help you cast your vote. They don’t need to be eligible to vote in that election.

If you need help getting to your polling station, you can contact your local council.

If you're not sure what to do, or need any help, just ask the staff at the polling place – they will be happy to assist you to cast your vote.

There are a number of things at the polling place to help you cast your vote, including a large print sample ballot paper, and a tactile voting device to help if you have a visual impairment.

If you want to, you can take your phone into the polling booth to use magnifier or text-to-speech apps, or the phone torch to improve lighting. When using your phone, don’t take any photos inside the polling station.

You can also ask polling place staff to help you, or you can bring someone with you to help. If you bring someone to help you at local elections, they need to be over 18 and eligible to vote in the election. For UK Parliament elections, including recall petitions, anyone over the age of 18 can come with you to help you cast your vote. They don’t need to be eligible to vote in that election.

If you need help getting to your polling place, you can contact your council.

If you're not sure what to do, or need any help, just ask the staff at the polling station – they will be happy to assist you to cast your vote.

There are a number of things at the polling station to help you cast your vote, including a large print sample ballot paper, and a tactile voting device to help if you have a visual impairment.

You can also ask polling place staff to help you, or you can bring someone with you to help. Anyone over the age of 18 can come with you to help you cast your vote. They don’t need to be eligible to vote in that election.

If you're not sure what to do, or need any help, just ask the staff at the polling station – they will be happy to assist you to cast your vote.

There are a number of things at the polling station to help you cast your vote, including a large print sample ballot paper, and a tactile voting device to help if you have a visual impairment.

If you want to, you can take your phone into the polling booth to use magnifier or text-to-speech apps, or the phone torch to improve lighting. When using your phone, don’t take any photos inside the polling station.

You can ask polling station staff for help, or you can bring someone with you. Anyone over the age of 18 can come with you to help you cast your vote. They don’t need to be eligible to vote in that election. 

If you need help getting to your polling station, you can contact your local council.