UK General Parliamentary Election 2024
Information for voters
Key dates and information for electors can be found as follows:
Registering to vote
The last day to register to vote for the election is midnight on Tuesday 18 June 2024. If you are not registered to vote, please go to www.gov.uk/register-to-vote.
Further information can be found on registration.
Apply for a voter authority certificate to use as voter ID
You will need to apply for a voter authority certificate by 5pm on Wednesday 26 June 2024. If you need to apply for a voter authority certificate, please go to https://www.gov.uk/apply-for-photo-id-voter-authority-certificate.
Further information can be found on voter ID.
Find your polling station
Your poll card will contain the polling station you have been assigned for this election. If you would prefer to check online, you will be able to find this information via the Democracy Club Polling Station Finder shortly.
Choosing to vote by post
You can apply for a postal vote online at www.gov.uk/apply-postal-vote. Alternatively, you can download and complete a Postal Vote Application form.
We will need to receive your postal vote application (either online or physically in our office) by 5pm on Wednesday 19 June 2024 to put this in place for this election. Any postal vote applications received after this time (including applications received by post after this time) will not be able to be processed for this election.
Further information can be found on postal voting.
Cancelling or changing an existing postal vote
To cancel an existing postal vote, you must inform us in writing. This can be done by emailing the Elections team at electreg@newcastle-staffs.gov.uk or writing in to Elections, Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council, Castle House, Barracks Road, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, ST5 1BL.
We will need to receive your cancellation by 5pm on Wednesday 19 June 2024.
If you are looking to make a change to your postal vote, we recommend that you complete a new application.
Recieving your postal vote
If your postal vote pack is going to a UK address and you have received confirmation that you have a postal vote in place prior to the 31 May 2024, your postal vote pack will be delivered to you by around the 21 June 2024. If you have received confirmation of a postal vote from the 31 May 2024 onwards or have yet to put a postal vote application in place, your postal vote pack will be expected to reach you by around the 28 June 2024.
If you have not received your postal vote pack by Friday 28 June 2024:
- if you are in the Newcastle-under-Lyme constituency, please make contact with the Elections team at Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council on 01782 717717 or email at electreg@newcastle-staffs.gov.uk
- if you are in the Stafford constituency, please make contact with the Elections team at Stafford Borough Council on 01785 619424 or email elections@staffordbc.gov.uk
- if you are in the Stoke-on-Trent North constituency, please make contact with the Elections team at Stoke-on-Trent City Council on 01782 233800 or email elections@stoke.gov.uk
If you are unsure which constituency you are in, please find further information.
Returning postal vote packs
From May 2024 onwards, though returning postal vote packs by a Royal Mail post box will continue as normal, new legislations means those who choose to hand their postal vote packs in at a polling station or at the offices of Castle House will only be able to hand in a total of 6 (your own and up to 5 others). You will also be asked to fill in a form when handing postal votes in at a polling station or our offices. Based on new legislation, any postal vote packs handed into a polling station or the offices of Castle House by someone who does not complete a form will be rejected and not included in the vote.
Political parties and campaigners will be banned from handling postal vote packs entirely.
Choosing to vote by proxy
To appoint someone to vote on your behalf as a proxy, you will need to complete a proxy vote application. You can apply for a proxy vote online at www.gov.uk/apply-proxy-vote. Alternatively, you can download and complete a Proxy Vote Application form.
We will need to receive this (either online or physically in our office) by 5pm on Wednesday 26 June 2024. Any proxy vote applications received after this time will not be processed for this election.
Further information can be found on proxy voting.
Cancelling or changing an existing proxy vote
To cancel an existing proxy vote, you must inform us in writing. This can be done by emailing the Elections team at electreg@newcastle-staffs.gov.uk or writing in to Elections, Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council, Castle House, Barracks Road, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, ST5 1BL.
We will need to receive your cancellation by 5pm on Wednesday 26 June 2024.
If you are looking to make a change to your proxy vote, we recommend that you complete a new application.
Voting by emergency proxy
Emergency proxies are for medical, work or lost, stolen, destroyed or damaged photo ID related issues that have arisen after the proxy deadline on 5pm on Wednesday 26 June 2024.
We will need to receive completed emergency proxy applications by 5pm on Thursday 4 July 2024.