Swindon has gone to the polls to fill all but one borough council seat and the make-up of several parish councils.
Every borough council seat apart from Ridgeway is being contested, together with the parish councils of Central Swindon South, Chiseldon, Haydon Wick, Highworth, Stratton St Margaret, West Swindon and Wroughton.
The council has issued a reminder that polling stations are open until 10pm - and reissued its reminder that new election rules mean voters must bring an accepted form of photo ID in order to participate.
Acceptable forms of photographic identification include:
- A UK passport
- A driving licence issued by the EU, Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein, the Isle of Man or any of the Channel Islands
- A UK or Northern Ireland photocard driving licence, either full or provisional
- A passport issued by the EU, Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein or a Commonwealth country
- A PASS card issued in the National Proof of Age Standards Scheme
- A Blue Badge
- A biometric residence permit (BRP)
- A Defence Identity Card (MOD form 90)
- A national identity card issued by the EU, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein
- A Northern Ireland Electoral Identity Card
- A Voter Authority Certificate
- An Anonymous Elector’s Document
If a person's photo ID if it is out of date, they can still use it as long as the photo still looks like them, and the name on photo ID should be the same as the one used to register to vote.
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