If you will be away on polling day, at work or on holiday, are physically unable or just don't have the time to get to a polling station to vote in person, you can still exercise your democratic right to vote.
You can choose either to vote by post or to appoint someone else - a proxy - to vote on your behalf.
To find out more about voting by post or proxy, please visit the Government's official site at: www.gov.uk/apply-postal-vote
Use this service to apply for a postal vote in:
- general elections and other UK Parliamentary elections
- local elections in England (including mayors)
- Police and Crime Commissioner elections in England and Wales
- referendums
- MP recall petitions
You must be registered to vote in the UK before you can apply.
You must apply no later than 5pm, 11 working days before the first election you want a postal vote for.
If you’re registered to vote anonymously, apply for your postal vote through your local Electoral Registration Office.
If you cannot apply online:
- Download and fill in a postal vote application form then send it to your local Electoral Registration Office.
- OR contact your local Electoral Registration Office who can post you a paper form.
- OR if you cannot sign a printed form, contact your local Electoral Registration Office.