Apply for a postal vote Performance dashboard
Our Apply for a postal vote performance dashboard shows anonymous application statistics, user satisfaction and service availability
Live service usage
Postal vote applications submitted in a 5-minute period
7
applications in the last 5 minutes
Last 24 hours - applications per 5 minutes
| Time | Online applications |
|---|---|
| 1:15pm | 7 |
| 1:10pm | 11 |
| 1:05pm | 11 |
| 1:00pm | 15 |
| 12:55pm | 9 |
| 12:50pm | 6 |
23 Oct 2026
2,712
total applications submitted on this day
Application breakdown graphs
Applications per day
Applications per day
Applications per week
| Date | Online | Paper forms |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Oct 2026 | 1,757 | 955 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 1,630 | 1,343 |
| 21 Oct 2026 | 1,851 | 1,156 |
| 20 Oct 2026 | 1,912 | 1,649 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 1,643 | 1,062 |
| 18 Oct 2026 | 1,082 | 25 |
Applications online
Applications submitted online (instead of by paper forms)
1 to 30 Sep 2026
71%
| Month | Applications online |
|---|---|
| 1 to 30 Sep 2026 | 71% |
| 1 to 31 Aug 2026 | 79% |
| 1 to 31 Jul 2026 | 82% |
| 1 to 30 Jun 2026 | 59% |
| 1 to 31 May 2026 | 55% |
| 1 to 30 Apr 2026 | 73% |
Applications by age group
Data is for all applications (online and paper)
| Date | Under 25 | 25 to 34 | 35 to 44 | 45 to 54 | 55 to 64 | 65 to 74 | Over 75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Oct 2026 | 186 | 236 | 312 | 351 | 498 | 530 | 594 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 183 | 265 | 318 | 420 | 497 | 518 | 763 |
| 21 Oct 2026 | 205 | 224 | 336 | 377 | 573 | 566 | 726 |
| 20 Oct 2026 | 237 | 290 | 376 | 411 | 659 | 679 | 903 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 190 | 207 | 322 | 340 | 516 | 507 | 621 |
| 18 Oct 2026 | 80 | 123 | 150 | 204 | 229 | 141 | 180 |
Applications by nation
Data is for all applications (online and paper)
| Date | England | Scotland | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Oct 2026 | 2,619 | 61 | 32 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 2,795 | 86 | 92 |
| 21 Oct 2026 | 2,896 | 66 | 45 |
| 20 Oct 2026 | 3,291 | 95 | 175 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 2,511 | 146 | 48 |
| 18 Oct 2026 | 1,088 | 10 | 9 |
User satisfaction
Overall satisfaction score (100% = 'very satisfied'; 0% = 'very dissatisfied')
Week beginning 12 Oct 2026
87%
| Week beginning | Satisfaction | Very dissatisfied | Dissatisfied | Neither satisfied or dissatisfied | Satisfied | Very satisfied |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Oct 2026 | 87% | 4 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 85 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 88% | 2 | 4 | 6 | 34 | 95 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 88% | 2 | 8 | 5 | 26 | 105 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 92% | 2 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 118 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 90% | 0 | 6 | 7 | 41 | 132 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 87% | 4 | 9 | 15 | 48 | 149 |
23 Oct 2026
100%
| Date | Response time (in milliseconds) | Availability |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Oct 2026 | 533 | 100% |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 557 | 100% |
| 21 Oct 2026 | 529 | 100% |
| 20 Oct 2026 | 520 | 100% |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 556 | 100% |
| 18 Oct 2026 | 524 | 100% |
12:00pm
100%
| Time | Response time (in milliseconds) | Availability |
|---|---|---|
| 12:00pm | 529 | 100% |
| 11:00am | 529 | 100% |
| 10:00am | 542 | 100% |
| 9:00am | 522 | 100% |
| 8:00am | 557 | 100% |
| 7:00am | 592 | 100% |
You can use this service to apply to vote by post. This is instead of voting at a polling station or having someone vote on your behalf (voting by proxy).