UK General Election 2024

A parliamentary general election has been called for 04 July 2024.

Key Dates

The following dates and deadlines apply:

• Deadline to register to vote: Midnight Tuesday 18 June 2024.
• Deadline to apply for a postal vote: 5pm Wednesday 19 June 2024.
• Deadline to apply for a postal proxy vote: 5pm Wednesday 19 June 2024.
• Deadline to cancel or change an existing postal, proxy or postal proxy: 5pm Wednesday 19 June 2024.
• Deadline for new proxy applications: 5pm Wednesday 26 June 2024.
• Deadline to apply for a Voter Authority Certificate (Voter ID): 5pm Wednesday 26 June 2024.
• 1st issue of Postal Ballot Packs (for applications received by 5pm on 07 June) are issued on Thursday 20 June 2024.
• 2nd issue of Postal Ballot Packs (for applications received by 5pm on 19 June) are issued on Thursday 27 June 2024.
• UK General Election: Polling stations are open on Thursday 04 July 2024 from 7am until 10pm.

Voter Registration and How to Vote

You will need to show photo ID to vote at a polling station in these elections.

If you will be away from home on the day of the election or otherwise unable to get to your polling station you can apply for a postal or proxy vote.

gov.uk/vote-uk-election provides information on all of the following aspects of voting:

1. Check if you can vote.
2. Register to vote.
3. Decide if you want to vote in person, by post, or by proxy,
4. Get ready to vote in person: check what ID you need to vote.
   or Apply for a postal vote.
   or Apply for a proxy vote: check what ID you need to vote.
   or Get ready to vote as a proxy
5. Vote in person.
   or Vote by post.
   or Vote as a proxy for someone else.

More Information About Voting

Additional information on the electoral process, voting, voter ID, polling stations, candidates, and more, can be found via the following websites:

electoralcommission.org.uk
glasgow.gov.uk/elections

Constituency and Candidates

Enter your postcode to get more information about the candidates at the following site:

whocanivotefor.co.uk

Boundary Changes

There have been some constituency boundary changes since the last UK election. Information on this can be found via the following site:

commonslibrary.parliament.uk/boundary-review-2023-which-seats-will-change

More About the UK Parliament and MPs

More information about the UK parliament, its MPs, and what they do can be found on the following page:

parliament.uk/about/mps-and-lords/members