Voter ID requirement

Local Elections – May 2023

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Stokeinteignhead Parish Council will not have local elections on 4 May due to an insufficient number standing to trigger an election.  Those who submitted nominations have been elected without contest (see attachment at bottom of page for further information).  The Parish Council will begin the process of co-opting up to four eligible persons on to the Parish Council at the Annual Meeting of the Parish Council in May.

Elections to Teignbridge District Council will take place on Thursday, 4 May 2023.  Including this date and going forward, electors voting in a polling station will be required to show photographic ID before being given a ballot paper(s) in the following elections:

  • UK Parliamentary general elections
  • Recall petitions
  • local elections in England
  • local referendums in England
  • Police and Crime Commissioner elections in England and Wales

Current accepted list of photographic ID

  • a UK passport
  • a passport issued by an EEA state or Commonwealth country
  • Driving licence (including provisional licences)
  • a licence to drive a motor vehicle granted under 15(i) Part 3 of the Road Traffic Act 1988, or (ii) the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (SI 1981/154 (N.I. 1))
  • a driving licence issued by any of the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man or an EEA state
  • Immigration document – A biometric immigration document issued in accordance with regulations under section 5 of the UK Borders Act 2007.
  • Proof of Age Standards Scheme (PASS) hologram
  • Ministry of Defence Form 90 (Defence Identity Card)
  • Concessionary travel passes

Further information can be found on the Electoral Commission’s website.

For information relating to the District elections, visit Teignbridge District Council’s website.

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