Voter ID data

From 2023, rules were introduced requiring voters to produce photo ID to vote in a polling station. Please visit the Electoral Commission’s website for further information.

This applies to 4 May 2023 election, and sets out the publishable data relating to Voter ID.

This data is taken from the Voter Identification Evaluation Form (VIDEF) which records information relating to the voter identification of electors who requested a ballot paper.

Ward	Ballots issued	Turnout percentage	A - The total number of polling station electors who applied for, but were not issued with, a ballot paper (including wrong ID shown, no ID shown, and ID rejected)	B - The number of polling station electors who were not issued with a ballot paper and who later returned with accepted ID and were issued with a ballot paper	C - The number of polling station electors who applied for, but were not issued with, a ballot paper by close of poll
Allington	2,352	36.3%	7	4	3
Bearsted	2,080	31.4%	9	1	8
Boxley	2,299	33.9%	11	8	3
Coxheath and Hunton	2,000	29.9%	6	4	2
Detling and Thurnham	979	37.9%	6	4	2
Downswood and Otham	813	28.7%	1	1	0
East	2,004	31.0%	8	4	4
Fant	1769	24.7%	13	8	5
Harrietsham and Lenham	1,791	30.9%	9	4	5
High Street	1,744	22.3%	20	12	8
Leeds	639	32.1%	2	1	1
Loose	677	32.6%	2	1	1
Marden and Yalding	2,334	31.8%	13	9	4
North	1,827	26.9%	13	11	2
Shepway North	1,626	24.8%	21	10	11
South	2,164	29.1%	7	6	1
Staplehurst	1,878	33.3%	6	2	4
Sutton Valence and Langley	845	32.6%	4	2	2
Total*	29,821	29.9%	158	92	66

Data correction Issued on Thursday 11 May 2023. Please note that the total figures provided have been corrected from those published on Friday 5 May 2023. In some polling stations information on returning electors had been recorded twice (C). The previous figures were 137, 115, 22 (columns A,B,C).