Do you need to reapply for your postal vote?

The UK local elections will take place on Thursday 7th May 2026.

The law has changed – postal votes applications no longer last ‘until further notice’. They now expire after three years.

We have recently contacted over 15,000 affected postal voters in South Cambridgeshire to inform them of this change and encourage them to make a fresh application.

If you currently vote by post and have held your postal vote for more than two years, you should make a new application now.

You can apply online at: http://www.gov.uk/apply-postal-vote

If you are an affected postal voter abd do not make a new application your postal vote will be cancelled on 31st January 2026.

If you have any questions about changes to postal votes, or if you want to cancel your postal vote because you no longer need it,

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