If you can’t get to a polling place on election day, there are two options: you can vote in advance, or you can cast a special vote.

Voting in advance in your electorate is easier than casting a special vote.

Voting in advance

Advance voting makes it easy for anyone who can’t get to a polling place in their electorate on election day. This may be because of work, sickness, infirmity, disability, being away from home or for any other reason.

Information about where, when and how to vote in advance is available from this website closer to election day. Information on voting in advance will also be in your EasyVote information pack, which you will receive about a week before election day, or on freephone 0800 36 76 56.

If you’re unable to vote in advance, you can cast a special vote.

Need help to vote?

If you need help to read or mark your voting papers, a friend, family member or electoral officials can help. Just ask when you go to vote or freephone 0800 36 76 56 to find out more.

Anyone who doesn’t speak English can take a friend or family member to the advance voting or polling place to help. If you know someone this information would help, please tell them about it.

Working on election day

You’re legally entitled to have time away from work to go and vote on election day.