As part of new laws introduced by Government, everyone voting in person at a polling
station at this year’s local elections on 4 May will need to show a valid form of ID to be
able to vote.
Here is a guide from The Electoral Commission:
Voter ID Resource_Voter Booklet Web English_May 23_Group 1
Find out more on the district council website including what ID is accepted and how to
apply for free ID if you don’t have one of the accepted forms of ID.
Visit www.cotswold.gov.uk/voterid.
Everyone who needs to apply for ID has until the 25 April to do so.
The ID requirements will not affect postal votes so if you want to vote by post you can also
find out how to do that on the district council website. The deadline to apply for postal
votes is 25 April.
All voters will need to make sure they are registered to be able to vote in any way so
please make sure to register before 17 April if you aren’t already. You can do that by
visiting www.gov.uk/register-to-vote
If you aren’t online you can contact Cotswold District Council for support by calling 01285
623002 or visit the district council offices.