Voter ID
If you are voting at a polling station on 7 May, you will need to show an accepted form of photo ID to vote.
Find the list of accepted photo ID
If you go to your polling station without an accepted form of photo ID you won’t be allowed to vote. However, you will be able to go back before the polls close at 22:00 with a different form of accepted photo ID.
You only need to show one form of accepted photo ID to be able to vote.
Your photo ID needs to be the original version, not a photocopy. With the exception of an official eVisa or digital veteran’s card, ID cannot be on an app or a photo on a phone.
The name on the photo ID you show at the polling station should show the same name you have used to register to vote. If the names are different, polling station staff may ask you to show additional documentation such as a marriage certificate, divorce papers, deed poll paperwork, a birth certificate, or a bill.
You can ask to show your photo ID in a private or screened-off area of the polling station if you prefer.
If you are wearing any kind of face covering polling station staff must ask you to show your face to check it matches your photo ID.
- A private or screened-off area of the polling station will be available for you to remove your face covering
- A mirror will be available for you to be able to replace your face covering before you return to the main part of the polling station to vote.
- You can ask for a female member of polling station staff to carry out your ID check. You might have to wait a short while if an on-call female Polling Station Inspector needs to be contacted to come in to carry out the check.
If you are wearing a face mask for medical reasons you can ask for your identity check to happen outside in the open air with a reasonable distance between you and the polling station staff member.