Voter ID

Voter identification (ID) will be required. This means that electors will now be required to show photographic identification at polling stations before they are given a ballot paper. 

Electors or their proxy must bring a suitable form of photographic ID to their polling station. The most commonly used forms of accepted ID include:

• passport issued by the UK, any of the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man, a British Overseas Territory, an EEA (European Economic Area) state or a Commonwealth country
• photographic driving licence issued by the UK, Channel Islands, the Isle of Man, or an EEA state (including provisional)
• European Economic Area photographic ID Card
• UK Biometric Residence Permit
• an identity card bearing the Proof of Age Standards Scheme hologram (PASS card)
• a Blue Badge
• Oyster 60+ Card
• a concessionary travel pass funded by HM Government or local authority 

Only original documents are accepted; scanned images or copies will not be accepted however expired documents are accepted if the photo is still a current likeness. 

See the full list of photo ID accepted: 

List of identity documents that will be accepted - GOV.UK

No suitable photo ID?

If an elector or their proxy does not have an accepted form of ID and wants to vote at the polling station, they will need to apply for a free Voter Authority Certificate. This is a free photographic identification document solely for the purposes of voting.

Apply for a Voter Authority Certificate

Alternatively, you can complete a paper application form and send this to Electoral Services at Spelthorne Borough Council.

You must be registered to vote or have applied to register to vote before applying for a Voter Authority Certificate. 

Postal and proxy vote

Postal electors will not be affected and will be issued with their postal ballot papers as usual. If electors choose to vote by proxy, the proxy will need to take their own identification to the polling station.