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
3
applications in the last 5 minutes
Last 24 hours - applications per 5 minutes
| Time | Online applications |
|---|---|
| 9:15pm | 3 |
| 9:10pm | 3 |
| 9:05pm | 5 |
| 9:00pm | 0 |
| 8:55pm | 2 |
| 8:50pm | 4 |
4 Sep 2026
3,503
total applications submitted on this day
Application breakdown graphs
Applications per day
Applications per day
Applications per week
| Date | Online | Paper forms |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Sep 2026 | 2,765 | 738 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 2,931 | 1,092 |
| 2 Sep 2026 | 2,909 | 1,147 |
| 1 Sep 2026 | 2,896 | 993 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 1,529 | 164 |
| 30 Aug 2026 | 1,312 | 0 |
Applications online
Applications submitted online (instead of by paper forms)
1 to 31 Aug 2026
79%
| Month | Applications online |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| 1 to 31 Mar 2026 | 46% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Sep 2026 | 262 | 290 | 446 | 574 | 676 | 579 | 673 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 336 | 354 | 528 | 600 | 725 | 691 | 785 |
| 2 Sep 2026 | 296 | 368 | 533 | 581 | 753 | 679 | 839 |
| 1 Sep 2026 | 293 | 374 | 537 | 635 | 700 | 614 | 732 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 173 | 161 | 254 | 301 | 326 | 233 | 244 |
| 30 Aug 2026 | 108 | 107 | 187 | 228 | 256 | 217 | 209 |
Applications by nation
Data is for all applications (online and paper)
| Date | England | Scotland | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Sep 2026 | 3,239 | 196 | 68 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 3,731 | 167 | 125 |
| 2 Sep 2026 | 3,805 | 184 | 67 |
| 1 Sep 2026 | 3,741 | 93 | 55 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 1,490 | 192 | 11 |
| 30 Aug 2026 | 1,286 | 16 | 10 |
User satisfaction
Overall satisfaction score (100% = 'very satisfied'; 0% = 'very dissatisfied')
Week beginning 24 Aug 2026
90%
| Week beginning | Satisfaction | Very dissatisfied | Dissatisfied | Neither satisfied or dissatisfied | Satisfied | Very satisfied |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Aug 2026 | 90% | 1 | 5 | 8 | 38 | 128 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 85% | 5 | 6 | 20 | 54 | 129 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 87% | 6 | 6 | 13 | 44 | 151 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 85% | 5 | 12 | 13 | 43 | 142 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 91% | 1 | 5 | 9 | 31 | 148 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 87% | 5 | 8 | 6 | 38 | 124 |
4 Sep 2026
100%
| Date | Response time (in milliseconds) | Availability |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Sep 2026 | 512 | 100% |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 504 | 100% |
| 2 Sep 2026 | 520 | 100% |
| 1 Sep 2026 | 529 | 100% |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 541 | 100% |
| 30 Aug 2026 | 531 | 100% |
8:00pm
100%
| Time | Response time (in milliseconds) | Availability |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00pm | 574 | 100% |
| 7:00pm | 577 | 100% |
| 6:00pm | 1,054 | 100% |
| 5:00pm | 545 | 100% |
| 4:00pm | 559 | 100% |
| 3:00pm | 527 | 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).