Thursday's general election: Voter ID requirements and polling station details

choice by Gerd Altmann from PixabayWe wouldn’t presume to tell you who to vote for, but we can bring you  essential information on who's standing and how to vote in Thursday's general election, including voter ID requirements and polling station details, so you can have your say in who should represent your constituency and run the country.

• Candidates standing in Southampton Itchen, inc Bitterne Park
• Candidates standing in Southampton Test, inc St Denys & Portswood
• Find your polling station
• Acceptable forms of ID

 

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By Jason Lewis, Local Democracy Reporter

Church halls, schools, pubs and even portacabins in car parks will provide the polling station for residents across Southampton in the general election.

Residents can cast their vote for who they want to be their next MP on Thursday, July 4.

Both Southampton Itchen and Southampton Test constituencies will have new representatives, with Labour’s Alan Whitehead and Conservative Royston Smith not seeking re-election.

Where to vote and voting times

Polling stations will open at 7am on Thursday and close at 10pm.

Registered voters will find their polling station listed on their poll card. You do not have to take your polling card with you to vote, but you will need suiable ID.

Photo ID

Everyone voting in person is required to have a suitable form of photo identification.

On polling day, voters must provide their names and addresses to polling staff, who will verify their registration.

Although the poll card can assist with this, showing photo ID is mandatory. Voters preferring to show their ID in private can request to do so.

More information on acceptable forms of ID can be found here.

Casting your vote

Once verified, voters will receive a ballot paper listing the candidates.

In the polling booth, voters should mark a cross next to their chosen candidate and avoid writing anything else to ensure their vote counts.

After voting, fold the ballot paper and place it in the ballot box.

Assistance for voters with disabilities

Polling stations offer aids for voters with disabilities, including a large print sample ballot paper, a magnifying sheet, and a braille voting device for those with visual impairments.

Voters can bring their phones into the booth to use assistive technology such as text-to-speech apps, a magnifier, or a torch. Additionally, a friend or relative may assist with voting, but this must be recorded by polling staff. Alternatively, the presiding officer can mark the ballot paper upon request.

Accessibility at polling stations

Polling stations are accessible, with each booth having a wheelchair-accessible compartment. If physical disabilities prevent access to the polling station, the presiding officer can bring the ballot paper to the voter.

Prohibited items and activity

Photography is not permitted inside polling stations including selfies and social media posts.

Pets, except for assistance dogs, are not normally permitted inside polling stations.

Where are polling stations in Southampton?

The full list of polling stations for the two Southampton constituencies was published on the city council’s website along with the candidates standing in the election.

Residents will find their designated polling station, where they have to go to vote in-person on Thursday, on their polling card. Information can also be found on Southampton City Council’s website.

Southampton Itchen

Central Hall, St Mary Street

Stella Maris House, 48A Bugle Street

James Street Church Hall, James Street

The Royal British Legion Club, Windover Close

St Christopher’s Church Hall, Pepys Avenue

Kanes Hill Primary School, Hinkler Road

The Phoenix Cafe, Highpoint Venue, Bursledon Road

Itchen South Scout Group HQ, Stanford Court, Sullivan Road

Bitterne Park Baptist Church Hall, Wellington Road

Portacabin at, Riverside Car Park No.2, Woodmill Lane

Townhill Park Community Centre, Meggeson Avenue

The Ascension Centre, 1 Thorold Road

Bitterne Manor Community Centre, Vespasian Road

Bitterne Park URC Hall, Cobden Avenue

Moorlands Community Centre, Townhill Way

Portacabin at Macarthur Crescent Play Area

Glenfield Infant School, Rossington Way/Glenfield Crescent

Bitterne Library, Bitterne Road East

Bitterne Sports Ground Pavilion, Wynter Road

Meon Court, Off Minstead Avenue

Holy Saviour Church, Bursledon Road

Portacabin at junction Peartree Avenue/Freemantle Common Road

Merryoak Neighbourhood Community Centre, Acacia Road

Peartree URC Hall, Bridge Road

Woolston Methodist Church, Manor Road North

Spring Road Evangelical Church, Spring Road

Sholing Junior School, Middle Road

Southampton Amateur Boxing Club, North East Road

Salvation Army Hall, North East Road

St Mary’s Parish Centre, St. Monica Road

Sholing Community Centre, Butts Road

Oasis Academy Mayfield, The Grove

St Patrick’s RC Church, Junction of Portsmouth Road/Manor Road South

Woolston Community Centre, Church Road

Weston Church Hall, Weston Lane

The Scout HQ, Tickleford Drive

Weston Court, Kingsclere Avenue

Woolston Community Centre, Church Road

Central Baptist Church Hall, Devonshire Road

 

Southampton Test

The Concourse at Avenue St. Andrews URC, The Avenue

Bevois Town Primary School, Cedar Road

Northam Community Centre, Kent Street

Newtown Youth Centre, Graham Road

Lighthouse Church, St. Marys Road

Zoe Braithwaite Centre, Fraser Close

Lordswood Community Centre, Sandpiper Road

St Vincent De Paul RC Church, Coxford Road

Lordshill Community Centre, Cromarty Road

Kinloss Court, Northolt Gardens

Scout HQ, Aldermoor Road

Coxford Community Centre, Olive Road

Freemantle Evangelical Church Hall, Nelson Road

Freemantle Community Centre, Randolph Street

Elim Christian Centre, Park Road

Freemantle Baptist Church, Testwood Road

Test Guide Centre, Timsbury Drive

Toronto Court, Brendon Green

Salvation Army Hall, Victor Street

22nd Southampton City Scout Group HQ, Whitehouse Gardens

Newlands Primary School, Windermere Avenue, Millbrook

Highfield Church Centre, Highfield Lane

Portswood Library, 251 Portswood Road

Scouts HQ, Brickfield Road

Portswood Library, 251 Portswood Road

St Denys Church Centre, Dundee Road

Newfields Gardening CIC, Nutfield Court, Off Lower Brownhill Road

Colne Avenue Baptist Church, Colne Avenue

Testlands Hub (Formerly Millbrook Secondary School), Green Lane

All Saints Church Hall, Kendal Avenue

Newlands Primary School, Windermere Avenue, Millbrook

The Ship Inn, 41 Old Redbridge Road

Shirley Warren Baptist Church, Warren Crescent

Isaac Watts Church Hall, Luccombe Road

Salvation Army Hall, Victor Street

Shirley Parish Hall, St. James Road

St James Road Methodist Church Hall, St. James Road

Scouts HQ, Brickfield Road, Southampton

Banister Primary School, Archers Road

Seventh Day Adventist Church Hall, Shirley Road

Edmund Kell Unitarian Church Hall, Bellevue Road

Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay


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