How to vote at the 2024 general election

In this piece, we explain how to vote on polling day. We also explain how to register to vote and apply for a postal vote at future UK elections.

A sign which says 'polling station' on the day of an election
The general election is taking place on 4 July
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The 2024 general election is here, which means it's crucial you know how to vote on 4 July.

All of the major parties have set out their manifestos. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's Conservative manifesto targets older voters with policies like the triple lock plus and tax cuts. Meanwhile, Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has gone for a very low-key set of pledges in the Labour manifesto, the most eye-catching of which include housing market changes and plans to remove private school tax breaks.

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Henry Sandercock has spent more than eight years as a journalist covering a wide variety of beats. Having studied for an MA in journalism at the University of Kent, he started his career in the garden of England as a reporter for local TV channel KMTV.

Henry then worked at the BBC for three years as a radio producer - mostly on BBC Radio 2 with Jeremy Vine, but also on major BBC Radio 4 programmes like The World at One, PM and Broadcasting House. Switching to print media, he covered fresh foods for respected magazine The Grocer for two years.

After moving to NationalWorld.com - a national news site run by the publisher of The Scotsman and Yorkshire Post - Henry began reporting on the cost of living crisis, becoming the title’s money editor in early 2023. He covered everything from the energy crisis to scams, and inflation. He also has bylines in MoneyWeek.

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