VOTERS in North Wales are being urged to remember their photo ID when they go to vote in the general election today (Thursday, July 4).

Voters will need to show photo ID at polling stations before they can receive their ballot paper.

Accepted forms of ID include:

  • A UK, European Economic Area (EEA) or Commonwealth passport
  • A UK or EEA drivers’ licence
  • Some concessionary travel passes, such as an older person’s bus pass or an Oyster 60+ card
  • The new free Voter Authority Certificate

Voters will be able to use expired ID if they are still recognisable from the photo.

At polling stations, voters will be required to present ID and for it to be checked by polling station staff.

Councils in North Wales have issued the reminder this week as residents head to the polls. 

Neal Cockerton, returning officer for Flintshire Council said: “Make sure you’re ready for the general election on July 4. Before heading to the polling station on election day, check that you’ve got an accepted form of ID and remember to bring it with you.

“If a voter has concerns about showing their face at a polling station, because they wear a face covering for example, they can ask to have their ID checked in private. They won’t need to give a reason for their request or explain why they’d prefer privacy. Staff will be trained to handle requests for ID to be checked in private, discreetly and with courtesy.”

You can use any of the following accepted forms of photo ID when voting at a polling station:

International travel

  • 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 and parking

  • Driving licence issued by the UK, any of the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man, or an EEA state
  • A Blue Badge

Local travel

  • 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 Blind 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

Proof of age

  • Identity card bearing the Proof of Age Standards Scheme hologram (a PASS card)
  • Other government issued documents
  • 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 can still use your photo ID if it's out of date, as long as it looks like you.

The name on your ID should be the same name you used to register to vote.

If voters lose their ID, or their Voter Authority Certificate does not arrive in time for election day, they can appoint an emergency proxy to vote on their behalf up until 5pm on election day.

The person appointed as proxy, voting on someone else’s behalf, must have their own acceptable photo ID.

Polling stations will be open between 7am and 10pm.

Join us tonight as this site brings you live coverage from the election counts in Conwy, Denbighshire, Gwynedd and Anglesey