The deadline for postal vote applications is 5pm, 11 working days before an election.

How to vote by post

If you have applied for a postal vote by the deadline, you will be sent a postal voting pack usually around two weeks before polling day.  

Your postal voting pack will include:

  • instructions about how to cast your vote and how to return the postal vote
  • a postal vote statement
  • two envelopes
  • the ballot paper or papers for the elections taking place

You can watch this useful video about how to complete your postal vote correctly on YouTube.

Return your completed postal vote pack as soon as possible.

If you cannot post it in time, you can take it to your polling station on polling day but your postal vote must be received by 10pm.