How to vote

The diffetent ways you can vote, how to register and where to vote

Vote by post

If you know that you will not be able to get to a polling station to cast your vote, you can apply for a postal vote. Find out more about voting by post.

There are two ways to apply to vote by post:

Proxy voting

If you know that you will not be able to get to a polling station to cast your vote, you can ask someone to go to the polling station and vote on your behalf by applying for a proxy vote. If you find that you can go to the polling station after all, you can vote as long as your proxy has not already voted on your behalf. Find out more about proxy voting.

You can apply for a proxy vote for a specific election or referendum, or for a set period. Each scenario requires a different application form.

Particular election or referendum

There are two ways to apply for a proxy vote for a particular election:

Elections and referendums for a set period until further notice

There are several circumstances that allow you to vote by proxy for a set period or until further notice, including attendance on an educational course, living overseas, being a Crown servant or British Council employee, your employment, a disability or being in the armed services.

You can find more information and application forms on the Electoral Commission website 

Anonymous voting

If you register to vote anonymously, your details will not appear on either version of the electoral register. You can register to vote anonymously if you can show you have good reason, such as if you are concerned for your safety.

Register to vote anonymously

Where to vote

Your allocated polling station will be listed on your polling card or you can find your polling station by searching with your postcode.

Each ward in the borough has several polling stations, set up in publicly accessible locations.  All our polling stations have full disabled access.