Following a recent change in the law, anybody on the electoral roll is entitled to register for a postal vote. You no longer have to prove that you are incapable of making it to your polling station.

So, if you will be away on polling day, at work or on holiday, are physically unable or just don't have the time to get to a polling station to vote in person, you can still exercise your democratic right to vote. You may have moved house since the electoral register was drawn up and have not yet joined the register at your new address.

You can choose either to vote by post or to appoint someone else – a proxy – to vote on your behalf.

To apply for a postal vote in the Dudley Borough simply print out the postal vote application form, complete the details and send to:

Electoral Services, Old Crown Court, Priory Street, Dudley DY1 1EY
E-mail:elections.cexec@dudley.gov.uk
Tel: 01384 818 181
Fax: 01384 815 299
Council website: www.dudley.gov.uk

Click here to download Dudley MBC's postal vote application form or click here for more information

To find out more about voting by post, please visit the Government's official site at:

• www.aboutmyvote.co.uk

From this site, you can download an application form to vote by post.

If you miss the Council's deadline for receipt of completed postal votes you can still take your ballot paper down to your polling station and deposit it in the ballot box on polling day.

Alternatively, if you do not live in the Dudley Borough please visit aboutmyvote.co.uk for more information about voting by post.

Back to the top