Everything you need to know ahead of the General Election
This week on the rainy steps of Downing Street the Prime Minister Rishi Sunak finally called the long-awaited General Election to take place Thursday 4th July 2024.
From Thursday 30th May 2024, Parliament will be dissolved and I will no longer be your Member of Parliament. Therefore, I will not be able to respond to policy cases and my office will only be able to pick up extremely urgent casework.
Representing you in Parliament since 2019 has been an absolute privilege and that is why I am delighted that I have been re-selected to stand as Labour’s Parliamentary Prospective Candidate for Liverpool Riverside in this upcoming election.
Due to recent boundary changes the makeup of the Liverpool Riverside constituency has changed meaning I no longer represent a number of wards in the south of the Liverpool Riverside constituency. To check if you have been affected by this please click here and enter your details.
This election is an opportunity to deliver real change for our community. The stakes could not be higher. This is our chance to build a fairer, greener Britain and put an end to the misery that the Tories have inflicted on our city and on our country.
In order to have your voice heard at this election make sure that you are registered to vote and have the appropriate voter ID. Please see below for details.
Register to vote here (application deadline is Tuesday 18th June 2024).
Apply for a postal vote here (application deadline is Wednesday 19th June 2024. You must also be registered to vote- see deadline above).
Voters in England now need to show photo ID to vote at polling stations in some elections.
You’ll need one of the following types of photo ID to vote:
a UK or Northern Ireland photocard driving licence (full or provisional)
a driving licence issued by an EU country, Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein, the Isle of Man or any of the Channel Islands
a UK passport
a passport issued by an EU country, Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein or a Commonwealth country
a PASS card (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
You can also use one of the following travel passes as photo ID when you vote:
an Oyster 60+ card
a Freedom Pass
a Scottish National Entitlement Card (NEC)
a 60 and Over Welsh Concessionary Travel Card
a Disabled Person’s Welsh Concessionary Travel Card
The photo on your ID must look like you. You can still use your ID even if it has expired.
You can also apply for a free voter ID certificate. Find out details here.