On Thursday 4 May 2023, local elections are taking place across England.

To vote at a polling station, you will now need to bring photo identification.

Accepted forms of photo ID include a driving licence, passport or cards with a PASS mark.

A full list of acceptable forms of ID is available on the electoral commission's website:

https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/i-am-a/voter/voter-id/accepted-forms-photo-id

If you don't have an accepted form of photo ID you can apply for a FREE voter identity document, known as a Voter Authority Certificate.

The deadline to apply for one of these is 5pm on Tuesday 25 April 2023.

If your photo ID is out of date you can still use it as long as it looks like you. The name on your ID should be the same name you used to register to vote.

For more information about acceptable forms of id, how to apply for Voter authority certificate or to register to vote visit:

https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/i-am-a/voter/voter-id

or call 0800 328 0280.