Voting at a polling station
How to vote at a polling station
If you are registered on the electoral register you will be sent a polling card a few weeks before an election. The card tells you when the election takes place and your allocated polling station.You can only vote if your name is on the electoral register.
On the day of the election you can vote between 7am to 10pm. You will be asked to
- confirm your name and address, or you can hand in your polling card and
- show photo ID (more information on what photo ID you can use).
You will be given a ballot paper which you should take to the polling booth and mark an ‘X’ next to the candidate you wish to vote for. Fold the paper in half and post it into the ballot box.