The Government has introduced a requirement for registered electors to show photo ID when voting at polling stations in elections.
From 4 May you must take photo ID with you to vote at a polling station.
When you turn up, you’ll be asked for your name and address, as it appears on the electoral register, and you must prove who you are by showing an acceptable photo ID. You may already have a form of photo ID that is acceptable. You can use any of the following:
- Passport issued by the UK, any of the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man, a British Overseas Territory, an EEA state or a Commonwealth country
- 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)
- Blue badge
- Certain concessionary travel cards
- Identity card with PASS mark (Proof of Age Standards Scheme)
- Biometric Immigration document
- Defence identity card
- Certain national identity cards
- National identity card issued by an EEA state
- Electoral Identity Card issued in Northern Ireland
See the full list of acceptable ID on the Electoral Commission website
Your photo ID can be out of date, but it must clearly look like you.
