Part I VOTING BY POST AND BY PROXY

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

• Sch. 2 para. 17A(1)(a) words omitted by Local Elections (Forms) 2015 art. 3(3)(a)
• Sch. 2 para. 17A(1A) inserted by Local Elections (Forms) 2015 art. 3(3)(b)
• sch. 2 Pt. I para. 8 amended by Local Elections 1990
• Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 9(1) Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 9 renumbered as Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 9(1) by Anonymous Registration 2014 art. 4(2)
• Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 9(2) inserted by Anonymous Registration 2014 art. 4(2)
• Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 3(9)(10) inserted by Anonymous Registration 2014 art. 4(3)
• Sch. 2 para. 1(2)(za) inserted by Anonymous Registration 2014 art. 7(3)(a)(i)
• Sch. 2 para. 1(4)(ba) inserted by Anonymous Registration 2014 art. 7(3)(a)(ii)
• Sch. 2 para. 2(4A) inserted by Anonymous Registration 2014 art. 7(3)(b)
• Sch. 2 para. 4(1A) inserted by Anonymous Registration 2014 art. 7(3)(c)(i)
• Sch. 2 para. 4(4)(b) word inserted by Anonymous Registration 2014 art. 7(3)(c)(ii)
• Sch. 2 para. 4(4)(c) inserted by Anonymous Registration 2014 art. 7(3)(c)(ii)
• Sch.2, Pt.I, para.6(2)(b) substituted by Local Elections 1997 art.3(2)
• Sch.2, Pt.I, para.6(2)(d) substituted by Local Elections 1997 art.3(3)
• Sch.2, Pt.I, para.6(2)(e) (f) revoked by Local Elections 1997 art.3(4)
• Sch.2, Pt.I, para.8(6)(a) amended by Local Elections 1997 art.4(a)
• Sch.2, Pt.I, para.8(6)(a) amended by Local Elections 1997 art.4(b)
• Sch.2, Pt.I, para.11(1)(2) amended by Local Elections 1997 art.4(a)
• Sch.2, Pt.I, para.11(3) amended by Local Elections 1997 art.4(b)
• Sch.2, Pt.I, para.11(5) amended by Local Elections 1997 art.4(a)
• sch. 2 Pt. I replaced by Local Elections 1987
• sch. 2 Pt. II revoked by Local Elections 1987
• sch. 2 Pt. III amended by Local Elections 1987
• sch. 2 Pt. I para. 6 amended by Local Elections 1990
• sch. 2 Pt. I para. 11 amended by Local Elections 1990
• Sch.2, Pt.I, para.8(5)(a) amended by Local Elections 1998 art.2(b)
• Sch.2, Pt.I, para.8(6)(a) amended by Local Elections 1998 art.2(a)
• Sch.2, Pt.I, para.8(7)(a) amended by Local Elections 1998 art.2(b)
• Sch.2, Pt.I, para.11(1)(2) (5) amended by Local Elections 1998 art.3
• Sch. 2 para. 9(1) words omitted by Local Elections 2023 art. 2
• Sch. 2 para. 12(4)-(8) inserted by Local Elections 2023 art. 3
• Sch. 2 Pt. 1 Form 1 substituted by Local Elections 2023 Sch. 3
• Sch.2, Pt I, para 6(4)(b) substituted by Local Elections 1992 art.2(2)
• Sch.2, Pt I, para 6(5)(b) revoked by Local Elections 1992 art.2(3)
• Sch.2, para.3(2)(b) amended by Local Government Elections (Changes to the Franchise and Qualification of Members) 1995 reg.5(2), Sch.2, para.10
• Sch.2, Appx., Form amended by Local Government Elections (Changes to the Franchise and Qualification of Members) 1995 reg.5(2), Sch.2, para.11
• Sch.2, Pt I, para l(2)(aa) added by Local Elections 1991
• Sch.2, Pt I, para 5A added by Local Elections 1991
• Sch. 2 Pt. 3 modified by Local Elections 2013 art. 10(1) Sch.
• Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 6(4)(b)(iii) and word inserted by Armed Forces and Reserve Forces Compensation Scheme (Consequential Provisions: Subordinate Legislation) 2013 art. 33
• Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 1(2)(b) word substituted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 3(2)
• Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 1(2)(c) words substituted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 3(3)(a)
• Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 1(2)(c) words inserted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 3(3)(b)
• Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 1(4)(b) words inserted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 3(4)
• Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 4(10A) inserted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 4
• Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 5(1) words inserted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 5(2)
• Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 5(1) words inserted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 5(3)
• Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 5B 5C inserted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 6
• Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 6 heading words substituted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 7(2)
• Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 6(1)(2) word substituted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 7(3)
• Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 6(3)(a)(b)(c) word substituted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 7(3)
• Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 6(2) words inserted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 7(4)
• Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 6(2)(b)(ba) substituted for Sch. 2 para. 6(2)(b) by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 7(5)
• Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 6(2)(f) substituted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 7(6)
• Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 6(3)(aa) inserted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 7(7)
• Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 6(4)(a) words substituted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 7(8)
• Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 6(4)(b) substituted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 7(9)
• Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 6(5) words substituted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 7(10)
• Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 7 words substituted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 8(2)
• Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 7(1)(c) words inserted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 8(3)
• Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 7(2)(a) words inserted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 8(4)
• Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 7(2) words omitted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 8(5)
• Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 7(3) substituted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 8(6)
• Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 7A inserted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 9
• Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 8(2)(d) words substituted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 10(2)(a)
• Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 8(2)(d) words inserted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 10(2)(b)
• Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 8(3)(e) words substituted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 10(3)(a)
• Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 8(3)(e) words inserted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 10(3)(b)
• Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 8(4)(a) word omitted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 10(4)
• Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 8(4)(c) words inserted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 10(5)
• Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 8(5)(a) substituted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 10(6)
• Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 8(5)(a) word omitted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 10(7)
• Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 8(5)(aa) inserted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 10(8)
• Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 8(5)(b) word omitted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 10(9)
• Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 8(6)(d) words inserted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 10(10)
• Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 8(7)(a) substituted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 10(11)
• Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 8(7)(aa)(ab) inserted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 10(12)
• Sch. 2 para. 8(8)(d) word omitted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 10(13)
• Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 11(6) words omitted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 11
• Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 12(1A)(1B) inserted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 12(2)
• Sch. 2 para. 12(2) words inserted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 12(3)
• Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 12(1)-(4) omitted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 13(2)
• Sch. 2 para. 12(8) omitted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 13(2)
• Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 12(6) substituted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 13(3)
• Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 12(7) substituted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 13(4)
• Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 1 words omitted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 16
• Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 2 words substituted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 17
• Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 3(1)(e) inserted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 18(2)
• Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 3(2) substituted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 18(3)
• Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 3(3) words inserted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 18(4)
• Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 6 heading substituted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 19(2)
• Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 6(1) words substituted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 19(3)
• Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 6(4) inserted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 19(4)
• Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 8(1) words substituted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 20(2)(a)
• Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 8(1) words substituted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 20(2)(b)
• Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 8(1) words omitted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 20(2)(c)
• Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 8(1A)(1B) inserted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 20(3)
• Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 8(2A) inserted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 20(4)
• Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 9 substituted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 21
• Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 10 omitted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 22
• Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 11 substituted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 23
• Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 12(1) word inserted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 24(2)(a)
• Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 12(1) words omitted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 24(2)(b)
• Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 12(2) words substituted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 24(3)
• Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 12(3) word inserted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 24(4)(a)
• Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 12(3) words omitted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 24(4)(b)
• Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 12(5)(6) inserted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 24(5)
• Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 14(4) words inserted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 25
• Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 16(3) words substituted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 26
• Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 17(5)-(7) inserted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 27
• Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 17A(1)(b) words substituted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 28(2)
• Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 17A(6)(b) words inserted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 28(3)
• Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 17C word substituted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 29
• Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 19(1) words substituted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 30(2)
• Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 19(3) words substituted by Local Elections 2010 Sch. 2 para. 30(3)
• Sch. 2 para. 3(1A) inserted by Elections Act 2022 Sch. 6 para. 28(2)
• Sch. 2 para. 3(2)(a) word omitted by Elections Act 2022 Sch. 6 para. 28(3)(a)
• Sch. 2 para. 3(2)(b) omitted by Elections Act 2022 Sch. 6 para. 28(3)(b)
• Sch. 2 para. 3(4)-(4B) substituted for Sch. 2 para. 3(4) by Elections Act 2022 Sch. 6 para. 28(4)
• Sch. 2 para. 9(1) words inserted by Elections Act 2022 Sch. 6 para. 29
• Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 3(1) modified by Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011 Sch. 8 para. 42
• Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 6(3) modified by Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011 Sch. 8 para. 44
• Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 8(2) modified by Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011 Sch. 8 para. 45
• Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 16(3) modified by Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011 Sch. 8 para. 47
• Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 17B(2)(a) modified by Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011 Sch. 8 para. 48(2)
• Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 17B(2)(c) modified by Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011 Sch. 8 para. 48(3)
• Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 18 modified by Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011 Sch. 8 para. 49
• Sch. 2 Pt. 3 para. 19 modified by Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011 Sch. 8 para. 50(10)
• Sch. 2 para. 4(6)(b) word inserted by Anonymous Registration 2014 art. 7(3)(c)(iii)
• Sch. 2 para. 4(6)(c) inserted by Anonymous Registration 2014 art. 7(3)(c)(iii)
• Sch. 2 para. 4(8A)(8B) inserted by Anonymous Registration 2014 art. 7(3)(c)(iv)
• Sch. 2 para. 4(10)(ba) inserted by Anonymous Registration 2014 art. 7(3)(c)(v)
• Sch. 2 para. 5(1)(d) word inserted by Anonymous Registration 2014 art. 7(3)(d)
• Sch. 2 para. 5(1)(e) inserted by Anonymous Registration 2014 art. 7(3)(e)
• Sch. 2 para. 5C(1) Sch. 2 para. 5C renumbered as Sch. 2 para. 5C(1) by Anonymous Registration 2014 art. 7(3)(f)
• Sch. 2 para. 5C(2) inserted by Anonymous Registration 2014 art. 7(3)(f)
• Sch. 2 para. 10(1) Sch. 2 para. 10 renumbered as Sch. 2 para. 10(1) by Anonymous Registration 2014 art. 7(3)(g)
• Sch. 2 para. 10(2) inserted by Anonymous Registration 2014 art. 7(3)(g)
• Sch. 2 para. 15(5A) inserted by Anonymous Registration 2014 art. 7(3)(h)
• Sch. 2 para. 16 words substituted by Anonymous Registration 2014 art. 7(3)(i)
• Sch. 2 para. 1 words inserted by Anonymous Registration 2014 art. 7(4)(a)
• Sch. 2 para. 2 words inserted by Anonymous Registration 2014 art. 7(4)(b)
• Sch. 2 para. 5(3) inserted by Anonymous Registration 2014 art. 7(4)(c)
• Sch. 2 para. 6(4)(a) words inserted by Anonymous Registration 2014 art. 7(4)(d)(i)
• Sch. 2 para. 6(4)(b) words inserted by Anonymous Registration 2014 art. 7(4)(d)(ii)
• Sch. 2 para. 12(6)(a) words added by Anonymous Registration 2014 art. 7(4)(e)(i)
• Sch. 2 para. 12(6)(c) words added by Anonymous Registration 2014 art. 7(4)(e)(ii)
• Sch. 2 para. 12A inserted by Anonymous Registration 2014 art. 7(4)(f)
• Sch. 2 para. 15(1) Sch. 2 para. 15 renumbered as Sch. 2 para. 15(1) by Anonymous Registration 2014 art. 7(4)(g)
• Sch. 2 para. 15(2) inserted by Anonymous Registration 2014 art. 7(4)(g)
• Sch. 2 para. 19(1)(a) word inserted by Anonymous Registration 2014 art. 7(4)(h)(i)
• Sch. 2 para. 19(1)(aa) inserted by Anonymous Registration 2014 art. 7(4)(h)(ii)
• Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 1(1)(bb) words inserted by Representation of the People (Electronic Communications and Amendment) 2018 reg. 5(2)(a)(i)
• Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 1(1)(bba) inserted by Representation of the People (Electronic Communications and Amendment) 2018 reg. 5(2)(a)(ii)
• Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 1(1ZA) inserted by Representation of the People (Electronic Communications and Amendment) 2018 reg. 5(2)(b)
• Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 1(7)(8) inserted by Representation of the People (Electronic Communications and Amendment) 2018 reg. 5(2)(c)
• Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 2(1)(bb) words inserted by Representation of the People (Electronic Communications and Amendment) 2018 reg. 5(3)(a)(i)
• Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 2(1)(bba) inserted by Representation of the People (Electronic Communications and Amendment) 2018 reg. 5(3)(a)(ii)
• Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 2(1ZA) inserted by Representation of the People (Electronic Communications and Amendment) 2018 reg. 5(3)(b)
• Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 2(6)(7) inserted by Representation of the People (Electronic Communications and Amendment) 2018 reg. 5(3)(c)
• Sch. 2 para. 6(4)(b)(ii) word omitted by Personal Independence Payment (Supplementary Provisions and Consequential Amendments) 2016 reg. 10(a)
• Sch. 2 para. 6(4)(iv) and preceding word inserted by Personal Independence Payment (Supplementary Provisions and Consequential Amendments) 2016 reg. 10(b)
• Sch. 2 para. 3(4) restricted by Elections Act 2022 (Commencement No. 9, Transitional and Savings Provisions and Appointed and Specified Days) and Ballot Secrecy Act 2023 (Commencement) 2023 Sch. para. 4
• Sch. 2 Pt. 1 Appendix Form substituted by Local Elections 2024 Sch. 1