The UK Government has introduced a requirement for voters to show photo ID when voting at a polling station at some elections. This new requirement will apply for the first time in England at the local elections on Thursday, 4th May 2023.
You can read more below and/or click on the document to download it.
For technical reasons, the links below will not work from there,
but will do so from the foot of this blog,
and also from the document if you download it.
https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/i-am-a/voter/voter-id
https://voter-authority-certificate.service.gov.uk/
https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/polling-stations?postcode-search=IP17+1RN&Submit+Postcode=