Elections - postal votes
Residents can choose to vote by post if they cannot, or do not wish to, attend their polling station. No reason has to be given for asking to vote by post.
- Applications can be made for a single election, for a specified period or indefinitely.
- A postal vote can be sent to your home address or any other address specified by you.
- Postal votes can be sent overseas, but you need to consider whether there would be time for you to receive and return your ballot paper by polling day.
- Postal votes are usually despatched by first class post about a week before polling day.
- If you have been sent a postal vote, you cannot vote in person at a polling station.
- Postal votes can be posted back to the council offices or returned by hand to the council offices or polling station.
- Postal votes have to be received at the council or polling station by the close of poll on polling day.
Please click on the links below to access further information and the application form.
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