Photo ID for local elections
EMBARGOED TO 0001 WEDNESDAY APRIL 24 File photo dated 05/05/16 of a polling station sign in north London. Anyone without the correct form of photo ID to take part in next week's local, mayoral and police commissioner elections has only a few hours left to apply for a special certificate. Every voter in England and Wales will be able to cast a ballot in at least one type of election on May 2. But only certain kinds of photo identification will be accepted at polling stations. Voters without the correct ID will be turned away. Issue date: Wednesday April 24, 2024.