Voter photo ID

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All voters are required to show photographic identification (photo ID) at polling stations before they are given a ballot paper.

You are not required to provide photo ID for postal voting.

Accepted forms of photographic identification

A voter must present one of the following forms of photographic identification in order to vote in person at a polling station:

A 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
A driving licence issued by the UK, any of the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man or an EEA state
A biometric immigration document
An identity card bearing the Proof of Age Standards Scheme hologram (a PASS card)
Ministry of Defence Form 90 (Defence Identity Card)
A Blue Badge
A national identity card issued by an EEA state
An Older Person’s Bus Pass
A Disabled Person’s Bus Pass
An Oyster 60+ Card
A Freedom Pass
A Scottish National Entitlement Card issued in Scotland
A 60 and Over Welsh Concessionary Travel Card issued in Wales
A Disabled Person’s Welsh Concessionary Travel Card issued in Wales
A Senior SmartPass issued in Northern Ireland
A Registered Blind SmartPass or Blind Person’s SmartPass issued in Northern Ireland
A War Disablement SmartPass or War Disabled SmartPass issued in Northern Ireland
A 60+ SmartPass issued in Northern Ireland
A Half Fare SmartPass issued in Northern Ireland
An Electoral Identity Card issued in Northern Ireland
A Voter Authority Certificate or a temporary Voter Authority Certificate

If your photo ID has expired, it will still be accepted as long as the photograph is still a good likeness of you.

Get free photo ID for voting

If you do not have any of the accepted forms of photo ID, you will be able to apply for a Voter Authority Certificate in person, by post or online from 16 January 2023.

This is a free photo ID document specifically for the purposes of voting.

Apply online for a Voter Authority Certificate

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