How can you vote in 2024 local elections if you don’t have a photo ID?
manchestereveningnews.co.ukNew laws have been brought in which require voters to take photo ID to the polling station in order to cast their ballot. The laws came in last year for local elections, and with Greater Manchester’s 10 councils holding new elections on May 2 — the same day the city-region elects a new mayor — it will be in force once more.
It means that you will need to register to vote and take an accepted form of identification with you to the polling station in order to have your say.
Residents need to be registered to vote in one of Greater Manchester’s 10 boroughs — Bolton, Bury, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, and Wigan — with registrations closing at 11:59pm on April 16.
You can register online here, or access a form to register by post here. READ MORE: Do you need photo ID to vote in 2024 local elections? After doing that, most voters will take a driving licence or passport to the polling station — although a much wider range of IDs are accepted — but you don’t need to have an in-date ID.
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