Voting

Overview

You can vote in person, by post or you can appoint someone else to vote on your behalf, which is called voting by proxy. You can do this in any type of election, whether it's a general election, a local council election or a referendum.

There are different kinds of election you can vote in. You can learn about them on our Types of elections page.

Before an election or referendum, we will send all eligible registered voters a poll card, which will give information about the poll and when polling day is. 

You must be aged 18 or over to be eligible to vote, but you may register to vote from the age of 16.

From 4 May 2023 you’ll also need to show photo ID when voting in person.