Registering to vote and voting

• Voter ID requirement

• Electors are required to provide proof of their identity when attending a polling station to vote in the elections on the 4 May 2023.

• Register to vote

• You can register to vote online on the GOV.UK website, or request a register to vote form from the elections office.

• Register to vote form on GOV.UK

• To register to vote you must apply online on GOV.UK

• Postal voting

• A postal vote is made on a ballot paper which is posted to you, and you post back to us, before the election day.

• Proxy voting

• Proxy voting is when someone you trust votes for you at a polling station because you are unable to cast your vote in person.

• Location of polling stations

• Polling station locations for each ward. Your poll card will show you which polling station you must use to cast your vote.

• Electoral registers

• The full electoral register used for elections lists people registered to vote in Eden District. An edited version of the electoral register is for sale.

• Electoral register forms

• Use this form to report an elector has deceased, person no longer at address or remove from open register. Also use this form to request a paper copy of postal vote application form, proxy vote application form, invitation to register form, change of name application form, and confirmation of registration.

• Electoral registration data protection

• Find out about the data protection for details you supply for electoral registration. What,why and how long we will keep this information.

• Canvass of electors

• The annual canvass of electors through a form sent out to every address, asks if the details of people registered to vote at that address are correct.