Polling stations
If you are registered and entitled to vote you will receive a poll card before the election telling you where to vote. You don’t need your poll card to vote.
All polling stations in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough will be open between 7am and 10pm on Thursday 1 May 2025. By law, if you are not in a queue at the polling station by 10pm, you won’t be able to vote.
When you arrive at your polling station, you will be asked for your name and address and Voter ID by staff. They will check that you are registered and hand you a ballot paper. They can also help you understand how to fill out the ballot paper.
Find your polling station by contacting your local Electoral Services Office.
Photographic identification
To vote in a polling station you must produce valid photographic identification, for example a passport or photographic driving licence, otherwise you will not be permitted to vote. There are several valid documents you can use for your identification and a list of these will be shown on your poll card.
If you do not have a valid document, you can apply for a voter authority certificate via the government’s portal. You will need to upload a facial photo of yourself to complete your application. The deadline for this is 5pm on 23 April 2025.
By post
Anyone registered and eligible to vote can get a postal vote. Many people choose to vote by post if they are away on polling day. The deadline to apply to vote by post is 5pm on Monday 14 April 2025.
Applications to vote by post can be made online via GOV.uk postal vote. You will need to know your National Insurance number and have a suitable picture of your signature to upload.
If you are registered to vote by post you will be sent a postal voting pack containing your ballot paper, a postal voting statement requiring your signature and date of birth, and a freepost envelope. Electors will receive their postal packs from 17 April onwards. You should leave plenty of time to return your postal vote, but if you don’t manage to post it in time you can return it by hand before 10pm on polling day to your local Electoral Services Office or any polling station in your council area.
By proxy
Voting by proxy means that you appoint someone else to vote on your behalf. The deadline to appoint a proxy to vote on your behalf is 5pm on Wednesday 23 April 2025. Applications to vote by proxy can be made online via GOV.uk proxy vote.
Your proxy will receive a poll card before the election telling them where to cast your vote. If they are unable to attend your polling station, your proxy can apply to vote by post but must complete and return a proxy postal vote application to your local authority before 5pm on Monday 14 April 2025.
For more information on the different ways of voting and how to apply, contact your local Electoral Services Office or visit GOV.uk.