Citizens' Survey
Tell us what local issues are important to you. If you're a resident of Bedford Borough, aged 18 or over, take part in our Citizens' Survey and have your voice heard.
From May 2023, voters will need to show an accepted form of photographic identification (photo ID) in order to receive their ballot paper(s) to cast their vote in a polling station at:
The majority of voters will already have an accepted form of ID. Please check the full list of accepted photo ID.
If a voter does not have an accepted form of ID they can obtain a newly created form of ID for election purposes called an electoral identity document which can be obtained online from GOV.UK or their local authority, depending on the type of electoral identity document required. There will be three types of this new electoral identity document:
If you do not already have an accepted form of ID you can apply for a Voter Authority Certificate to use in future elections and referendums.