Polling Day is coming!

On May 2nd 2024, don’t forget to head to your local polling station to ensure your voice is heard in the local elections!

It's not only General Elections that matter. Students can also vote in local elections, ensuring you have a say in who runs your local community.

• You must already be registered to Vote
• Polls are open 7AM-10PM.
• When you go to vote, give your name to the polling station worker at the desk and provide a valid ID.
• When you receive your ballot paper you may cross the box of the candidate (s) you wish to vote for.
• Then drop your ballot into the box provided!  
• Visit https://www.gov.uk/how-to-vote for more information on other ways to vote

Who can I vote for?

There are a few different roles you can vote for depending on your location. Please use the table below to see what's included in the election based on your campus location! 

If you are an online student, or you live further away from campus, use this postcode checker to see what elections are happening where you live: https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/i-am-a/voter/your-election-information 

 

Campus	Police and Crime Commissioner Elections	Mayoral Elections	Local Council Elections	London Assembly
Birmingham	✔	✔
Bristol	✔		✔
Chester	✔
Exeter	✔		✔
Guildford	✔
Leeds		✔	✔
Liverpool	✔	✔
London (Bloomsbury & Moorgate)		✔		✔
Manchester		✔	✔
Newcastle	✔	✔	✔
Norwich	✔		✔
Nottingham	✔	✔
Reading	✔		✔
Royal Holloway	✔
Sheffield		✔	✔
Southampton	✔		✔

 

Being registered at both your home address and your term-time addresses doesn't necessarily mean you get two votes.

You will need to choose one address and vote in only that area when you're voting in London Assembly and London Mayoral elections. 

You can't vote at both your term-time address and your home address at these elections. Voting in more than one location is a criminal offence. 

For other elections you can vote at both your term-time and your home address. You can choose to vote in either or both areas (as long as the addresses are in different council areas) when you're voting in:

• Local council elections in England
• Police and Crime commissioner elections and mayoral elections

Make sure you understand the rules for the election you are voting in: https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/voting-and-elections/who-can-vote/students

Remember your ID!

If you want to vote in the upcoming Local Council, Police & Crime Commissioner and Mayoral elections, remember you will need a valid form of photo ID. For a full list of valid ID for voting please visit https://www.gov.uk/how-to-vote/photo-id-youll-need.

The photo on your ID must look like you. You can still use your ID even if it has expired.