Voters across Milton Keynes will go to the polls in May for the local elections and residents are being reminded to make sure they are registered to vote.
On May 4th, local elections will be taking place. There are elections for all 19 Borough Wards in Milton Keynes, with one vacancy in each ward except for Central Milton Keynes ward which will have two vacancies.
Milton Keynes elects a third of its Councillors every year.
- MILTON KEYNES LOCAL ELECTIONS 2023: SEE WHO'S STANDING IN YOUR AREA
- MILTON KEYNES RESIDENTS WILL NEED PHOTO ID TO VOTE AT THIS YEAR'S LOCAL ELECTIONS
In order to vote in the Milton Keynes City Council election, you must be aged 18 years and a UK, Irish, Commonwealth, or EU citizen living at a Milton Keynes address.
If you are registered to vote you should have received a Poll Card.
If you are not registered, it will only take about five minutes to do so and can be done here.
The deadline to register is midnight on 17 April.
Voter ID
For the first time, Milton Keynes residents will need to show photographic ID to vote at this year’s local elections.
The requirement for voter ID was introduced in the UK’s Government Elections Act last year and residents are being urged to make sure they are ready to vote in May by checking they have an accepted form of ID.
Voters will be able to use expired ID if they are still recognisable from the photo. A full list of accepted ID along with more information about the change can be found here.
Residents who do not have one of the accepted forms of ID can apply online for free ID called the ‘Voter Authority Certificate’ on a new website launched today here.
You can see who is standing in your area here: SEE WHO'S STANDING IN YOUR AREA
