Your Guide to Voting
by Hassan Kassem: your voice in parliament
Tunbridge Wells General Election 2024
This page covers:
Registering to Vote for your Tunbridge Wells MP candidate in the 2024 General Election
How do I vote on Polling Day in Tunbridge Wells on July 4th?
Frequently Asked Questions
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Option 1: register to vote online on the GOV.UK website.
Option 2: register to vote using a paper form
Option 3: register to vote if you live abroad
You can also update your voter registration details by going through the same process as registering to vote
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The deadline for registering to vote is midnight on Tuesday 18th June 2024. You must be registered to vote in order to cast your ballot on July 4th.
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Polling Day:
If you are voting in-person on July 4th, you can find your nearest polling station ahead of time here on the Tunbridge Wells Council website. You will need a valid form of photographic identification (photo ID) to vote in a polling station.
Postal votes:
Tunbridge Wells Council will release information on this page when they have confirmed poll cards and postal voting.
How do I register to vote for the 2024 General Election in Tunbridge Wells?
For the 4th July UK General Election, you must register to vote before midnight on Tuesday 18 June. If you do not register to vote before this deadline, you will not be able to vote on polling day.
You will need the following in order to register to vote:
your National Insurance number (note that you can still register if you do not have one)
your date of birth
Once you have registered as a voter, your name and address will appear on the electoral register. If you prefer, you can register anonymously and your name and address will not appear on the electoral register.
Who can register to vote for the Tunbridge Wells election?
You must be over the age of 16, and you must be a British or Irish citizen.
Per GOV.UK[1], you can also register if you have permission to enter or stay in the UK, Channel Islands or Isle of Man - or you do not need permission - and you’re a:
Commonwealth citizen
citizen of Denmark, Luxembourg, Poland, Portugal or Spain
citizen of another EU country, if you have had permission to enter or stay - or not needed permission - since 31 December 2020, and this has continued without a break
How do I vote on Polling Day in Tunbridge Wells on July 4th?
Note – if you wish to apply for a postal vote or apply for a proxy vote you must do this ahead of time.
Your Poll Card will be sent to your address before the election date, and it will tell you exactly when and where to vote – at your nearest polling station. You can also find a list of polling stations on the Tunbridge Wells Council website here.
Voter ID
Following the Elections Act 2022, you will need a valid form of photographic identification (photo ID) to vote in a polling station. This applies to those who are voting in person or by proxy.
Vote Hassan Kassem
Your Independent MP Candidate For Tunbridge Wells
What do I mean when I say ‘your voice in parliament’? You will be given the opportunity to engage in the political decisions that affect your life and local community, and as your MP I will share your ideas and solutions directly in Westminster.
To make this happen I will start local citizens’ assemblies made up of people broadly representative of the local area, chosen by lottery, who are then tasked to come together to share their concerns and ideas, and democratically agree on the changes they want to see.
