Voter ID

The UK Government has introduced a requirement for voters to show photo ID when voting at a polling station at elections.

You need a valid form of ID to vote at the London Mayoral and London Assembly election on Thursday 2 May.

Which forms of ID can I use to vote?

You may already have a form of photo ID that is acceptable. You can use any of the following:

• passport
• driving licence, this includes provisional licenses
• blue badge
• certain concessionary travel cards
• identity card with PASS mark (Proof of Age Standards Scheme)
• biometric immigration document
• defence identity card
• certain national identity cards
• a Voter Authority Certificate (VAC)

You will only need to show one form of photo ID, but it needs to be the original version and not a photocopy. The name on your ID must be the same name you used to register to vote. 

For more information on which forms of photo ID will be accepted, visit the Electoral Commission's voter ID webpage or call their helpline on 0800 328 0280.

Mayor of London and London Assembly Elections 2024

The elections will take place on Thursday 2 May 2024. Poll stations will open from 7am to 10pm. 

Find out more about the Mayor of London and London Assembly Elections.

Find out more

If you have any questions or would like to find out more, go to the Electoral Commission's voter ID webpage, or call their helpline on 0800 328 0280.

Accessible and translated formats

The Electoral Commission have provided voter ID resources a number of other formats. This includes in audio, braille, British Sign Language video, easy read, large print and in a number of languages, including:

• Arabic
• Bengali-Bangla
• Bulgarian
• Chinese Traditional-Cantonese
• Czech
• French
• Gujarati
• Italian
• Lithuanian
• Chinese Simplified-Mandarin
• Punjabi
• Polish
• Portuguese
• Romanian
• Slovak
• Somali
• Spanish
• Tamil
• Turkish
• Urdu