General Election 2024

Who can vote

To vote in the General Election, you must be: 

• registered to vote
• 18 or over on the day of the election (polling day)
• a British, Irish, or Commonwealth citizen with permission - or no need for permission - to enter or stay in the UK, Channel Islands or Isle of Man
• resident at an address in the UK or living abroad and registered as an overseas voter
• be legally allowed to vote.

If you are not sure if you are registered to vote in Islington, email electoral.services@islington.gov.uk and we will find out for you.

How to vote 

You must already be registered to be able to vote in the General Election on 4 July 2024. Only people on the electoral roll can vote in person or cast their vote in any other way. 

You can:

• vote in person on polling day, which is Thursday 4 July 2024
• vote by post if you have already applied for one before Wednesday 19 June 2024. You will receive your postal vote pack around a week before polling day depending on when you applied. If you applied near the deadline, your pack will arrive closer to polling day.
• vote by proxy (a nominated person who will vote in-person for you) if you have already applied for one before Wednesday 26 June 2024.

If you are voting in person, you must bring photo ID to vote.

If you do not have the right type of voter ID, you can apply for a Voter Authority Certificate (VAC). You must have either photo ID or a VAC already to vote in the General Election on 4 July 2024.

Find your polling station

Your polling station is on your polling card that you will have received in the post. You can check where your polling station is using your post code.

Residents of the De Beauvoir ward will now be voting for an MP in the Islington South and Finsbury constituency because of a cross-boundary with Hackney. You can vote in your normal polling station and can vote the same as usual.

Access to polling stations for people with disabilities

• All polling stations are wheelchair accessible.
• Polling staff are trained to help disabled and other voters to vote.
• Equipment (such as ramps, visual enhancement aids, low level polling booths and Braille information) is available at all stations.

A companion or the presiding officer at the polling station can help any voter who is unable to vote without assistance or who is unable to read. 

Key dates to remember 

• Thursday 30 May - Dissolution of Parliament
• Friday 31 May - Receipt of writ (taken as the day following the dissolution of Parliament)
• Tuesday 4 June - Publication of Notice of Election
• Friday 7 June - Publication of statement of persons (and parties) nominated, notice of poll and situation of polling stations
• Tuesday 18 June (midnight) - Deadline to register to vote
• Wednesday 19 June (5pm) -
  • Deadline to register for a postal vote
• Wednesday 26 June (5pm) - 
  • Deadline to register a proxy vote
  • Deadline to apply for a Voter Authority Certificate
• Thursday 4 July - Day of election (polling day - 7am to 10pm)

Media

Media accreditation for the election count has now closed. If you are a media representative who has applied for accreditation, we will be in contact soon.

Depending on the number of applications we cannot guarantee we will be able to accredit everyone who applies.

The Electoral Commission

The Electoral Commission is the independent body that oversees elections and regulates political finance in the UK.