Whittlesey Independent

Are You Ready For Polling Day? – Thursday 1st May

Are you ready for Polling Day?

Don’t forget – if you’re voting in person, you will need to take photo-ID with you.

If you had a Postal Vote but forgot to send it in, you can hand deliver it to a Polling Station on Polling Day.

The following forms of ID are acceptable at a Polling Station:

  • International travel
    • Passport issued by the UK, any of the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man, a British Overseas Territory, an EEA state (Opens in new window) or a Commonwealth country (including an Irish Passport Card)
  • Driving and Parking
    • Driving licence issued by the UK, any of the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man, or an EEA state (this includes a provisional driving licence)
    • A Blue Badge (in your name)
  • Local travel
    • Older Person’s Bus Pass funded by the UK Government
    • Disabled Person’s Bus Pass funded by the UK Government
    • 60+ London Oyster Photocard funded by Transport for London
    • Freedom Pass
    • Scottish National Entitlement Card issued for the purpose of concessionary travel (including a 60+, disabled or under 22s bus pass)
    • 60 and Over Welsh Concessionary Travel Card
    • Disabled Person’s Welsh Concessionary Travel Card
    • Senior SmartPass issued in Northern Ireland
    • Registered Blind SmartPass or Blind Person’s SmartPass issued in Northern Ireland
    • War Disablement SmartPass issued in Northern Ireland
    • 60+ SmartPass issued in Northern Ireland
    • Half Fare SmartPass issued in Northern Ireland
  • Proof of age
    • Identity card bearing the Proof of Age Standards Scheme hologram (a PASS card)
  • Other government issued documents
    • Biometric Immigration Documents, including eVisas
    • Ministry of Defence Form 90 (Defence Identity Card)
    • Ministry of Defence Form 100 (HM Armed Forces Veteran Card) (you can only use this ID at elections taking place on or after 1 May 2025)
    • National identity card issued by an EEA state
    • Electoral Identity Card issued in Northern Ireland
  • Voter Authority Certificate
    • Issued free by UK government –π but is too late now to apply for May election.
  • Anonymous Elector’s Document

You can still use these documents even if they are out of date – providing the photo looks like you now, and the name is the same. The address on the document does not need to match your current address.

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