The Council and democracy Voter ID

What you need to bring with you

Voters need to show photo ID at all elections when they vote at a polling station. The name on your photo ID should be the same as the name you use to register to vote.


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You may already have a form of photo ID that's acceptable. You can use any of these: 

International travel

  • 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

Driving and Parking

  • Driving licence issued by the UK, any of the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man, or an EEA state (this includes a provisional driving licence)
  • A Blue Badge

Local travel

  • Older Person’s Bus Pass funded by the Government of the United Kingdom
  • Disabled Person’s Bus Pass funded by the Government of the United Kingdom
  • Oyster 60+ Card funded by the Government of the United Kingdom
  • Freedom Pass
  • Scottish National Entitlement Card
  • 60 and Over Welsh Concessionary Travel Card
  • Disabled Person’s Welsh Concessionary Travel Card
  • Senior SmartPass issued in Northern Ireland
  • Registered Blind SmartPass or Blind Person’s SmartPass issued in Northern Ireland
  • War Disablement SmartPass issued in Northern Ireland
  • 60+ SmartPass issued in Northern Ireland
  • Half Fare SmartPass issued in Northern Ireland

Proof of age

  • Identity card bearing the Proof of Age Standards Scheme hologram (a PASS card)

Other government issued documents

If your photo ID is out of date, you can still use it to vote if it still looks like you.

You'll only need to show one form of photo ID. It must be the original version. It must not be a photocopy or digital version (like you might find in an app).

Your photo ID does not need to include a gender marker.

Find more information on voter ID on the Electoral Commission website.


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Watch our animated guide to Voter ID on YouTube, or see a transcript of the voiceover. There's also a BSL version of the film on YouTube.

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