Electoral Commission UK

09/10/2025

It’s a by-election Thursday! 🗳️

By-elections are being held today in areas of:

Bath and North East Somerset
North Northamptonshire
Redcar and Cleveland
Teignbridge
West Lancashire
Wychavon

Check if you have one where you live: https://bit.ly/2Yuy8YN

You need to show photo ID to vote at a polling station in England. See what ID is accepted: https://bit.ly/3Wn9pFR

03/10/2025

Know someone heading off to uni? Remind them to register to vote at their new address.

Learn more: https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/voting-and-elections/who-can-vote/voting-if-you-have-a-second-home-or-youre-a-student

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Ydych chi'n adnabod rhywun sy'n mynd i'r brifysgol? Atgoffwch nhw i gofrestru i bleidleisio yn eu cyfeiriad newydd.

Dysgwch ragor: https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/cy/pleidleisio-ac-etholiadau/pwy-syn-gallu-pleidleisio/pleidleisio-os-oes-gennych-ail-gartref-neu-os-ydych-yn-fyfyriwr

If you are a student or you split your time between two homes, you may be able to register to vote at both addresses.

25/09/2025

By-elections are being held today in parts of the UK. 🗳️

This includes areas of:
📍 Manchester
📍 Ashford
📍 Highland

You need to show photo ID to vote at a polling station in England. See what ID is accepted: https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/voting-and-elections/voter-id/accepted-forms-photo-id

Check if there’s a by-election where you live: https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/i-am-a/voter/your-election-information

You need to show photo ID when voting at polling stations in some UK elections. Find out about the different types of photo ID accepted.

23/09/2025

All voices deserve to be heard in politics - including those made by the hands 🤟

Today is the International Day of Sign Languages. Visit RNID's website to find guidance for deaf and hard of hearing people who want to become voters: https://rnid.org.uk/information-and-support/voting-in-uk-elections/

Also, If you’re a British Sign Language user, you can use the SignLive app to contact us directly with any questions: https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/about-us/contact-us/contact-us-using-british-sign-language-bsl

Your BSL guide to voting - Have your say in the local government elections on 1 May 2025.

19/09/2025

It’s not just political parties that spend money campaigning at elections. Individuals and organisations that aren’t standing for election do too. We call them non-party campaigners.

See how much they spent at the general election 🔍

Like political parties and candidates, if they’re trying to influence your vote, they have to tell us:
💸 how much they received in donations
💸 how much they spent on campaigning

It’s part of our role as a regulator. We publish this information for transparency.

Learn more:

Understand who has paid for campaign material and the spending limits ahead of an election.

18/09/2025

By-elections are happening in parts of the UK today. 🗳️

Check if you have one where you live: https://bit.ly/2Yuy8YN

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Mae is-etholiadau’n cael eu cynnal mewn rhannau o’r DU heddiw. 🗳️

Gwiriwch a oes gennych un lle’r ydych chi’n byw: https://bit.ly/3VT6Zx1

12/09/2025

You may be able to use your phone to show ID to vote in elections in the next few years 🗳️

Welsh in the comments 👇

04/09/2025

Political parties in the UK accepted over £11m in donations and public funds from April to June this year.

We publish this for transparency so you can see how political parties in the UK are being funded.

🔍 See where they got their money from: https://bit.ly/3V0471a

04/09/2025

By-elections are being held today in parts of the UK. 🗳️

This includes areas of:
📍 Luton

You need to show photo ID to vote at a polling station in England. See what ID is accepted: https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/voting-and-elections/voter-id/accepted-forms-photo-id

Check if there’s a by-election where you live: https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/i-am-a/voter/your-election-information

You need to show photo ID when voting at polling stations in some UK elections. Find out about the different types of photo ID accepted.

03/09/2025

Along with lowering the voting age to 16, the government want to introduce automated voter registration - here's a breakdown of what that means 🤔

If you're not already, you can get ahead and register to vote here: https://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote

22/08/2025

Did you know? 🤔

Political parties must keep financial records and submit annual statements of accounts to us. We publish this data so you can see the money that political parties spend and receive. 🔍

We’ve published the financial accounts of parties across the UK. In these accounts you’ll see the total income and outgoings of political parties in 2024.

➡️ Find out more and view the accounts: https://search.electoralcommission.org.uk/Search/Accounts?currentPage=1&rows=10&sort=TotalIncome&order=desc&open=filter&et=pp&et=pp&year=2024®ister=gb®ister=ni®ister=none®ister=gb®ister=ni®ister=none®Status=registered®Status=registered®Status=deregistered&rptBy=accountingunits&rptBy=centralparty&optCols=BandName

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Oeddech chi’n gwybod? 🤔

Rhaid i bleidiau gwleidyddol gadw cofnodion a***nnol a chyflwyno datganiadau cyfrifon blynyddol i ni. Rydym yn cyhoeddi’r data hwn fel bod modd i chi weld yr a***n y mae pleidiau gwleidyddol yn ei wario ac yn ei dderbyn. 🔍

Rydym wedi cyhoeddi cyfrifon a***nnol pleidiau ledled y DU. Yn y cyfrifon hyn fe welwch gyfanswm incwm a gwa***nt pleidiau gwleidyddol yn 2024.

➡️ Darganfyddwch ragor a darllenwch y cyfrifon: https://search.electoralcommission.org.uk/Cymraeg/Search?currentPage=0&rows=10&sort=AcceptedDate&order=desc&tab=1&et=pp&et=ppm&et=tp&et=perpar&et=rd&isIrishSourceYes=true&isIrishSourceNo=true&prePoll=false&postPoll=true®ister=gb®ister=ni®ister=none&optCols=RegisterName&optCols=CampaigningName&optCols=AccountingUnitsAsCentralParty&optCols=IsSponsorship&optCols=IsIrishSource&optCols=RegulatedDoneeType&optCols=CompanyRegistrationNumber&optCols=Postcode&optCols=NatureOfDonation&optCols=PurposeOfVisit&optCols=DonationAction&optCols=ReportedDate&optCols=IsReportedPrePoll&optCols=ReportingPeriodName&optCols=IsBequest&optCols=IsAggregation

21/08/2025

It’s a by-election Thursday! 🗳️

By-elections are being held today in different parts of the UK.

This includes areas of:
📍 Doncaster
📍 East Hampshire
📍 East Renfrewshire
📍 Gwynedd
📍 Hounslow
📍 Runnymede
📍 Surrey

You need to show photo ID to vote at a polling station in England. See what ID is accepted 👇 https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/voting-and-elections/voter-id/accepted-forms-photo-id

You don't need to show ID to vote in local council by-elections in Wales and Scotland.

Check if there's a by-election in your area today ⬇️
https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/i-am-a/voter/your-election-information

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Mae’n ddydd Iau is-etholiadau! 🗳️

Mae is-etholiadau’n cael eu cynnal heddiw yn rhannau gwahanol o’r DU.

Mae hyn yn cynnwys meysydd:
📍 Gwynedd

Does dim angen i chi ddangos ID i bleidleisio mewn is-etholiadau cyngor lleol yng Nghymru.

Gwirio a oes is-etholiad yn eich ardal heddiw ⬇️
https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/cy/rwyf-yneg-pleidleisiwr/pleidleisiwr/gwybodaeth-etholiad

Find upcoming elections in your area, your polling station, candidates, and contact details for your local electoral services team