UK Parliamentary general election: Thursday 4 July 2024

A UK Parliamentary general election is taking place on Thursday 4 July 2024.

The Isles of Scilly forms part of the St Ives constituency.

A series of Frequently Asked Questions regarding this election is provided at the links below:

UK Parliamentary general election
Registering to vote
Voting in a polling station
Postal voting
Proxy voting

To be able to vote in this election:
•    you need to be registered to vote.
•    if you intend to vote at the polling station, you need to show photo ID to the polling station staff before you can be given your ballot paper. This is a new requirement that was introduced by the Elections Act 2022. 

You can find out more about registering to vote and the photo ID requirement in the FAQs.

In order to take effect for this election:
•    applications to register to vote must be received before 12 midnight on Tuesday 18 June 2024.
•    applications for a postal vote must be received by 5pm on Wednesday 19 June 2024.
•    applications for a proxy vote must be received by 5pm on Wednesday 26 June 2024 (unless you are changing from a postal vote to a proxy vote in which case the application must be received by 5pm on Wednesday 19 June 2024).
•    applications for a Voter Authority Certificate (a free photo ID document for those who do not already have an acceptable form of photo ID) must be received by 5pm on Wednesday 26 June 2024.

Key notices for this election will be published below.

Notice of Election
Statement of Persons Nominated

If you have any questions, please contact Electoral Services on 01720 424545 or at elections@scilly.gov.uk.