Absent vote re-application - You may be required to re-apply for your postal vote
Electoral Services are getting in touch with a number of postal voters whose permanent postal vote arrangement will reach the end of the maximum period allowed on 31 January 2026.
You only need to re-apply for a postal vote if we have sent you an email or a letter requesting that you re-apply.
Postal voters that are included in the re-application process with no email address as a contact, will receive a letter.
Letters will start to land on door stops from Saturday, 1 March 2025.
Postal voters that are included in the re-application process that have supplied an email address as a contact, will receive an email communication.
Emails will start to go out from Monday, 3 March 2025 over a period of a few weeks.
The email communication will be sent from the following email addresses: elections@elections.wakefield.gov.uk or elections@wakefield.gov.uk.
These email addresses are legitimate and are not spam.
Please re-apply as soon as you receive the communication to ensure you do not forget to take action. The next scheduled elections are the all-out District Elections in May 2026. If you do not re-apply, you will lose your postal vote.
If you have been sent an email or letter asking you to re-apply, please visit www.gov.uk/apply-postal-vote and complete a fresh application to vote by post.
You will need:
- your date of birth
- your national insurance number
- a photo of your handwritten signature in black ink on plain white paper
If you cannot provide a signature (or a consistent signature) because of a disability, or you are unable to read or write, you can apply for a postal vote without giving your signature. To find out how to apply in this way, please contact the office during normal office hours on 01924 305023 or send an email to elections@wakefield.gov.uk.
Information on the re-application process can be found on the Electoral Commission website: Process for informing postal voters of the requirement to re-apply | Electoral Commission.
Please do not hesitate to get in touch with Electoral Services if you have further queries for the re-application process.