Voter ID statistics

Voter ID statistics from the July 2024 general election

These Voter ID statistics were gathered from polling stations at the general election held on Thursday, 4 July 2024 in the borough of Rochdale. 

Rochdale parliamentary constituency 

Total number of electors who were eligible to vote in person at the polling stations: 52,512

Data for publication

  • The total number of polling station electors who applied for, but at least initially were not issued with, a ballot paper: 71
  • The total number of polling station electors who were not issued with a ballot paper and who later returned with an accepted ID and were issued with a ballot paper: 49
  • The number of polling station electors who applied for but were not issued with a ballot paper by close of poll: 22

Contextual information

  • The total number of electors who were eligible to vote in person at the polling stations: 52,512
  • The total number of voters issued with a ballot paper at polling stations: 25,086
  • The percentage of electors eligible to vote in person at the polling stations who voted: 47.8 per cent

Proportions of those who tried to vote in a polling station

  • The percentage of those who attended the polling station and were able to vote on Thursday, 4 July 2024: 99.9 per cent
  • The percentage who applied for, but were refused, a ballot paper by the close of poll: 0.1 per cent
  • The percentage of electors who applied for, but who were initially refused, a ballot paper: 0.3 per cent
  • Of the electors initially refused a ballot paper, the percentage who later returned with an accepted photo ID and were issued with a ballot paper: 69 per cent

Heywood and Middleton North parliamentary constituency 

Total number of electors who were eligible to vote in person at the polling stations: 53,634

Data for publication

  • The total number of polling station electors who applied for, but at least initially were not issued with, a ballot paper: 62
  • The total number of polling station electors who were not issued with a ballot paper and who later returned with an accepted ID and were issued with a ballot paper: 37
  • The number of polling station electors who applied for but were not issued with a ballot paper by close of poll: 25

Contextual information

  • The total number of electors who were eligible to vote in person at the polling stations: 53,634
  • The total number of voters issued with a ballot paper at polling stations: 23,849
  • The percentage of electors eligible to vote in person at the polling stations who voted: 44.5 per cent

Proportions of those who tried to vote in a polling station

  • The percentage of those who attended the polling station and were able to vote on Thursday, 4 July 2024: 99.9 per cent
  • The percentage who applied for, but were refused, a ballot paper by the close of poll: 0.1 per cent
  • The percentage of electors who applied for, but who were initially refused, a ballot paper: 0.3 per cent
  • Of the electors initially refused a ballot paper, the percentage who later returned with an accepted photo ID and were issued with a ballot paper: 59.7 per cent

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