UK Parliament General Election – 4th July 2024
Our office deals with voter registration, arranging postal or proxy votes, and for issuing voter ID. For all other matters relating to the upcoming election, please contact the elections team at your local council (contact details at the bottom of this page).
Register to Vote
The deadline to register to vote for the Election on the 4th of July was the 18th June 2024
You can still Register online for future elections – gov.uk/register-to-vote
For more information on registration, click here
Absent Votes (Postal or Proxy)
The deadline to apply to vote by post, or to change an existing postal voting arrangement for the Election on the 4th July was 5pm on 19th June 2024
If you do not have a postal voting arrangement, you can still choose to have a trusted person vote on your behalf, which is known as a proxy vote.
Apply online for a Proxy Vote for the UK General Election – gov.uk/apply-proxy-vote
An application to vote by proxy must be received by the Electoral Registration Officer no later than 5pm on 26th of June.
For more information on Absent Voting, click here.
Voter ID
For the first time in a major election in Scotland, voters will need to show an approved form of identification to cast their vote at a polling place for the UK Parliament General Election.
There are a number of forms of accepted identification. This includes UK passports and driving licenses, blue badges, national entitlement cards, or bus passes, and identity cards with a PASS hologram, for example Young Scot Cards.
You will be able to use an out of date photo ID, as long as it still looks like you.
The name on your ID must match the name you have registered to vote with.
You can see a full list of accepted forms of ID online gov.uk/how-to-vote/photo-ID-youll-need
If you do not have an accepted form of ID, that web page directs you to apply online for a Voter Authority Certificate which you will be able to use as ID at the polling place.
The deadline to apply for a Voter Authority Certificate to be used for the forthcoming General Election is 5pm on the 26th June.
For more information on Voter ID, click here.
Local Council Election Team Contacts
Argyll and Bute Council
01546 605522
West Dunbartonshire Council
01389 737643
East Dunbartonshire Council
0300 1234510
