Voters all across the country will have to bring proof of ID if they plan to vote at a polling station for the local election.
Without the correct form of ID, they won't be able to vote. The 2024 local elections will see more than 2,500 council seats up for grabs across 107 local authorities in England while police and crime commissioners (PCCs) will be elected in all parts of England and Wales except Greater Manchester, London, North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire and West Yorkshire.
There will be at least one poll in every area of the two nations, with some voters getting to cast a ballot in several types of elections.
In our region, the Greater Manchester and Salford mayoral elections will unfold on the same day as the local elections. READ MORE: Criminology student, 25, tried to frame her sister after she was caught driving 100mph on the M6 However new rules ushered in last year mean voters will need to have some form of ID on hand in order to be allowed to vote.
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