Coventry City Council elections - 4 May 2023

From May 2023, anyone voting in a polling station must present a valid form of photo ID. This new requirement was introduced by the government through the Elections Act 2022.

The Electoral Commission are responsible for reviewing the implementation of voter ID. We have provided the Electoral Commission with information about how it was introduced in the City of Coventry, and they will produce national figures in due course.

City level statistics

The City level voter ID statistics for the elections held on Thursday 4 May 2023 are listed below.

Our data 

Total number of polling station electors who applied for, but at least initially were not issued with, a ballot paper; 469

The total 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; 305

The number of polling station electors who applied for but were not issued with a ballot paper by close of poll; 164

Contextual information 

The total number of electors who were eligible to vote in person at the polling stations; 195,310

The total number of voters issued with a ballot paper at polling stations; 38,474

The percentage of electors eligible to vote in person at the polling stations who voted; 19.7%

Percentages 

% attended the polling station and were able to vote on 4 May; 99.6%

% who applied for but were refused a ballot paper by the close of poll; 0.4%

The percentage of electors who applied for, but were initially refused, a ballot paper; 1.2%

Of the electors initially refused a ballot paper, the percentage who later returned with accepted ID and were issued with a ballot paper; 65.0%