Where to vote
To find out where you can vote, check your polling card which will have details of your nearest polling station and a map.
The hours of poll at all elections are 7am to 10pm. All polling stations are open throughout this period.
To check if you’re registered to vote, contact Electoral Services by calling 020 3821 1813.
You can also use the polling station map to locate polling stations around the Borough and find out more information about them and what facilities are available. Always check your polling card to identify your polling station for that election.
The red lines represent ward boundaries and blue lines represent polling districts.
If you’re unable to get to your polling station
If you’re unable to get to your polling station to vote in person on polling day, you might be able to vote by post or by proxy.
List of polling stations and wards
Below are the 25 ward maps containing our current polling places.
Before any election, always check the details on your poll card to see which station you should be voting in.
- Arnos Grove ward (PDF, 1622.33 KB)
- Bowes ward (PDF, 2450.83 KB)
- Brimsdown ward (PDF, 1688.1 KB)
- Bullsmoor ward (PDF, 1430.98 KB)
- Bush Hill Park ward (PDF, 2424.1 KB)
- Carterhatch ward (PDF, 1791.26 KB)
- Cockfosters ward (PDF, 1292.7 KB)
- Edmonton Green ward (PDF, 1330.26 KB)
- Enfield Lock ward (PDF, 1496.03 KB)
- Grange Park ward (PDF, 2045.09 KB)
- Haselbury ward (PDF, 2400.41 KB)
- Highfield ward (PDF, 1759.63 KB)
- Jubilee ward (PDF, 1962.3 KB)
- Lower Edmonton ward (PDF, 1771.36 KB)
- New Southgate ward (PDF, 955.91 KB)
- Oakwood ward (PDF, 1520.67 KB)
- Palmers Green ward (PDF, 1656.36 KB)
- Ponders End ward (PDF, 1512.72 KB)
- Ridgeway ward (PDF, 1508.56 KB)
- Southbury ward (PDF, 2530.75 KB)
- Southgate ward (PDF, 1751.53 KB)
- Town ward (PDF, 2324.96 KB)
- Upper Edmonton ward (PDF, 1249.39 KB)
- Whitewebbs ward (PDF, 1719.64 KB)
- Winchmore Hill ward (PDF, 1775.99 KB)
View the London Borough of Enfield Borough Map (PDF, 2388.36 KB), including polling place locations.
Voter ID at polling stations
The UK government has made significant changes to the current electoral system. The Elections Act 2022 outlines several measures which will affect the way you vote and how we conduct elections.
One of the biggest changes will be the requirement for voters to show photo ID to vote at polling stations in some elections.
From 4 May 2023, this will apply to:
- local elections
- Police and Crime Commissioner elections
- UK parliamentary by-elections
- recall petitions
- referendums
From October 2023, it will also apply to UK general elections.
If you do not have accepted photo ID, you can apply for a free voter ID document, which is known as a Voter Authority Certificate.
Voter ID supplementary equipment
All polling stations will contain the following equipment:
- Privacy screen/area (for voters with face coverings)
- Mirror (allows the voter to re-adjust their face covering before leaving the privacy screen area)
Types of photo ID accepted
You must present one of the following forms of photographic identification to vote in person at a polling station:
- Passport issued by the UK, any of the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man, a British Overseas Territory, an EEA state or a Commonwealth country
- Driving licence issued by the UK, any of the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man or an EEA state
- Biometric immigration document, including eVisas
- Identity card bearing the Proof of Age Standards Scheme hologram (a PASS card)
- Ministry of Defence Form 90 (Defence Identity Card)
- Ministry of Defence Form 100 (HM Armed Forces Veteran Card)
- Blue Badge
- National identity card issued by an EEA state
- Older Person’s Bus Pass
- Disabled Person’s Bus Pass
- Oyster 60+ Card
- Freedom Pass
- Scottish National Entitlement Card issued in Scotland
- 60 and Over Welsh Concessionary Travel Card issued in Wales
- Disabled Person’s Welsh Concessionary Travel Card issued in Wales
- Senior SmartPass issued in Northern Ireland
- Registered Blind SmartPass or Blind Person’s SmartPass issued in Northern Ireland
- War Disablement SmartPass or War Disabled SmartPass issued in Northern Ireland
- 60+ SmartPass issued in Northern Ireland
- Half Fare SmartPass issued in Northern Ireland
- Electoral Identity Card issued in Northern Ireland
- Voter Authority Certificate or a temporary Voter Authority Certificate
ID shown in a polling station should be the physical version, except eVisas and Veteran’s Card.
View examples of photo ID (PDF, 876.67 KB).
Expired physical photographic identification documents can still be used as accepted photographic ID at the polling station if the photograph is still a good likeness of you.
If you do not have any of the above forms of photographic identification, you can apply to our Electoral Services Office for a free Voter Authority Certificate. This is an A4 document containing an elector’s name and photograph. This physical certificate will need to be presented to poll staff when you go to cast your vote at the polling station.
This certificate can only be used for voting in person at a polling station.
Photo ID presented from your mobile or tablet device will not be accepted, except eVisas and Veteran's Cards.
How to apply for a Voter Authority Certificate
Electors can apply for a Voter Authority Certificate:
- online at GOV.UK
- by emailing elections@enfield.gov.uk or calling 020 3821 1813 to request a paper application form
- in person at the Electoral Services Office, Civic Centre, Silver Street, Enfield, EN1 3XA. Please call to book an appointment. You will be advised to report to the main business desk on arrival and ask to see an Electoral Services Officer. You will be guided to a privacy room where the registration process will take place.
Before you apply, you must:
- already be registered to vote
- not be a current registered postal voter (Voter ID only applies to electors voting in person at a polling station)
- check the accepted photographic ID list above
Anonymous registration
Anonymous registration is available to electors whose safety would be at risk if their name or address were listed on the electoral register. To find out more information about qualifying for anonymous registration, see registering to vote.
Registered anonymous electors wishing to vote in person at the polling station only need to present an Anonymous Elector's Document. This is a document containing the anonymous elector number and photograph, which is issued by the Electoral Services Office following verification of a person’s identity. Anonymous electors cannot use other forms of photographic ID. Anonymous electors will still also be required to produce their poll card when voting in person.
Accessibility at polling stations
The new Elections Act also introduces measures to make it easier for voters with disabilities to vote. Voters with disabilities will be given extra support at polling stations, and proposals will allow anyone over the age of 18 to act as a companion for a voter with a disability.
All buildings used as a polling station are wheelchair accessible. All polling stations will also have:
- a polling booth adapted for wheelchair users
- large print versions of the ballot papers
- an A4 size ‘how to vote’ book in braille within the voting booth
- equipment readily available to allow blind and partial sighted voters to mark their ballot papers without help, including:
- Tactile voting device
- Magnifying sheet
- QR code for audio ballot papers
- a ballot paper voting aid to assist you in voting – make a request for this when you approach the issuing desk
- pencils and pencil grips to use when marking the ballot paper, or you can use your own pen or pencil
- a hearing induction loop
- coloured overlays
- Makaton how to vote guides (PDF, 1570.25 KB)
If you are a disabled voter and you need support to complete your ballot paper(s), you can take a friend or relative (over the age of 18) to the polling station to help you. The Presiding Officer can also assist on request.
We can also provide my voting passports (PDF, 279.08 KB) that detail what support you might need to vote in the polling station. Please contact elections@enfield.gov.uk for more information.
Guide or assistant dogs are allowed in polling stations.
If you do not want to go to the polling station to vote, you can vote by post. Postal voters are not required to provide photo ID.
Useful links
- Learning Disability England - guide for voters with a learning disability
- Mencap - guide for voters with a disability
- British Sign Language video - councillors, elections and decisions
We have audio recordings of the ballot papers available for the elections on 7 May 2026. To listen to the recordings, see Audio descriptions of ballot papers.
Voting at the polling station
When you arrive at the polling station, you will be greeted by a member of the polling staff. They will check you have the correct physical photo ID before you go to the ballot paper issuing desk.
Photo ID presented from your mobile or tablet device will not be accepted.
At the desk, you will be asked for your address and full name.
Then you will be asked to present your photo ID. At this stage, the poll clerk will be checking your photo ID against you for likeness. If you wear a face covering, access to a privacy screen will be provided on request.
The Polling Clerk will then explain how to vote slowly and clearly, and you will be shown where and how to insert you ballot paper into the ballot box. Each polling booth will have a guide on ‘How to vote’ in English and in Braille.
You can then go to the next available voting booth. Mark your preferred choice and fold your ballot paper and place in the ballot box. Then exit the polling station.
Please note: you cannot use mobile phones or take photos within the polling station.