THE UK GENERAL ELECTION IS ON THURSDAY 8 JUNE
Polling stations will be open 7am until 10pm on polling day.
Did you know that 21% of voters didn’t vote in the 2015 UK general election because they didn’t have time to get to the polling station?
Get all the essential information so you can cast your vote with confidence on Thursday.
WHO CAN VOTE?
To vote at the UK general election you must be registered to vote and:
- 18 years of age or over on polling day
- be a British, Irish or qualifying Commonwealth citizen
- be resident at an address in the UK (or a UK citizen living abroad who has been registered to vote in the UK in the last 15 years)
- not be legally excluded from voting
The following cannot vote in a UK Parliament election:
- members of the House of Lords
- EU citizens (other than UK, Republic of Ireland, Cyprus and Malta) resident in the UK
- anyone other than British, Irish and qualifying Commonwealth citizens
- convicted persons detained in pursuance of their sentences, excluding contempt of court (though remand prisoners, unconvicted prisoners and civil prisoners can vote if they are on the electoral register)
- anyone found guilty within the previous five years of corrupt or illegal practices in connection with an election
AM I REGISTERED?
VOTERS LIVING IN THE UK
The deadline to register to vote was Monday 22 May. It is now too late to register to vote at the UK general election on 8 June.
If you registered to vote before the deadline, your local electoral registration office will contact you to let you know when you are registered or if they have any questions.
VOTERS LIVING OVERSEAS
The deadline to register as an overseas voter for the UK general election on Thursday 8 June has now passed. If you didn’t register and were not already registered, it is now too late.
If you were already registered and have been asked to renew your registration and haven’t yet done so, make sure you renew as soon as possible or you may not be able to vote.
WHO AM I VOTING FOR?
The UK is divided into 650 constituencies, each with one Member of Parliament (MP).
You vote for one MP to sit in the UK Parliament in Westminster and represent your constituency.
Find the candidates standing for election in your constituency by entering your postcode here.
Find out more about UK Parliament
HOW DO I VOTE?
The UK general election uses the First Past The Post system.
You will receive one ballot paper.
You should mark an ‘X’ against the one candidate you want to elect to represent your constituency.
If you make a mistake you can ask the polling staff to give you another ballot paper.
When votes are counted, the candidate who receives the most votes is elected as MP for your constituency.
HOW DO I VOTE AT A POLLING STATION?
This is our step-by-step guide for voting at a polling station.
- The staff at the polling station will give you a ballot paper listing the candidates you can vote for. You may be given more than one ballot paper if there is more than one election taking place in your local area on the same day.
- Take your ballot paper into a polling booth so that no one can see how you vote. Read the ballot paper carefully, it will tell you how to cast your vote. Do not write anything else on the paper or your vote may not be counted.
- Mark your ballot paper according to the instructions. A pencil will be provided for you to do this, but you may use your own pen if you prefer.
- If you make a mistake on your ballot paper, don't worry – so long as you haven't already put it in the ballot box, just let the polling station staff know and they can issue you with a replacement ballot paper.
- Fold your completed ballot paper in half, show the back to the Presiding Officer and then pop it in the ballot box – and that's it done!
NEED ASSISTANCE AT THE POLLING STATION?
If you need any advice, just ask the staff at the polling station – they will be happy to help you.
If you are disabled, you can ask for help and the Presiding Officer can mark the ballot paper for you. You can also ask someone else to help you (e.g. a support worker, as long as they are either a relative or an eligible elector and have not already helped more than one other person vote).
If you have a visual impairment, you can ask to see a large print ballot paper or you can ask for a special voting device that allows you to vote on your own in secret.
TELLERS AT POLLING STATIONS
On election day volunteers for candidates called tellers wait outside polling stations and ask voters for the number on their polling card. They use this information to check who's voted so they can remind those who haven't to do so.
They are not acting in any official capacity so you don't need to give them any information if you don't want to.
If you are concerned about the conduct of a teller, speak to the presiding officer at the polling station.
IMAGES
Pictures taken outside the polling station are great to use on social media and encourage your friends and family to vote, but don’t take any photos inside the polling station as you might find yourself in breach of secrecy of the ballot requirements.
POLLING STATIONS
H60 - Thame Barnes Centre, Church Road, Thame - LME-1 to LME-1605
H61 - Barley Hill CP School, Ludsen Grove, Thame - LNA2-1 to LNA2-1665
H62 - Barley Hill CP School, Ludsen Grove, Thame - LNA2-1666 to LNA2-3268
H63 - Thame Girl Guide HQ, Southern Road, Thame - LNA3-1 to LNA3-1916
H64 - Thame Youth Centre, Towersey Road, Thame - LNA4-1 to LNA4-1463
H65- Thame Youth Centre, Towersey Road, Thame - LNA4-1464 to LNA4-2923
Please click here for details of all Polling Stations in the Henley Constituency.
