You can use any of the following accepted forms of photo ID* when voting
at a polling station:
• Passport issued by the UK, any of the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man, a British
Overseas Territory, an EEA state or a Commonwealth country
• Driving licence issued by the UK, any of the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man, or
an EEA state (this includes a provisional driving licence)
• A Blue Badge
• Older Person’s Bus Pass
• Disabled Person’s Bus Pass
• Oyster 60+ Card
• Freedom Pass
• Scottish National Entitlement Card
• 60 and Over Welsh Concessionary Travel Card
• Disabled Person’s Welsh Concessionary Travel Card
• Senior SmartPass issued in Northern Ireland
• Registered BBlind SmartPass or Blind Person’s SmartPass issued in Northern Ireland
• War Disablement SmartPass issued in Northern Ireland
• 60+ SmartPass issued in Northern Ireland
• Half Fare SmartPass issued in Northern Ireland
• Identity card bearing the Proof of Age Standards Scheme hologram (a PASS card)
• Biometric immigration document
• Ministry of Defence Form 90 (Defence Identity Card)
• National identity card issued by an EEA state
• Electoral Identity Card issued in Northern Ireland
• Voter Authority Certificate
• Anonymous Elector’s Document
You will only need to show one form of photo ID. It needs to be the original version
and not a photocopy. You can still use your photo ID if it’s out of date, as long as it
looks like you. Visit our website for the most up-to-date information, or what to do
if you don’t have any of the above ID. Photo ID is not required if you vote by post.
*Source: Electoral Commission February 2023
winchester.gov.uk/VoterID or call 01962 848 125