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
44
applications in the last 5 minutes
Last 24 hours - applications per 5 minutes
| Time | Online applications |
|---|---|
| 3:40pm | 44 |
| 3:35pm | 55 |
| 3:30pm | 47 |
| 3:25pm | 36 |
| 3:20pm | 51 |
| 3:15pm | 47 |
17 Apr 2026
12,094
total applications submitted on this day
Application breakdown graphs
Applications per day
Applications per day
Applications per week
| Date | Online | Paper forms |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Apr 2026 | 8,782 | 3,312 |
| 16 Apr 2026 | 8,641 | 4,080 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | 8,758 | 3,452 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | 8,809 | 4,184 |
| 13 Apr 2026 | 10,057 | 4,029 |
| 12 Apr 2026 | 7,392 | 130 |
Applications online
Applications submitted online (instead of by paper forms)
1 to 31 Mar 2026
46%
| Month | Applications online |
|---|---|
| 1 to 31 Mar 2026 | 46% |
| 1 to 28 Feb 2026 | 44% |
| 1 to 31 Jan 2026 | 39% |
| 1 to 31 Dec 2025 | 38% |
| 1 to 30 Nov 2025 | 40% |
| 1 to 31 Oct 2025 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Apr 2026 | 1,504 | 1,717 | 1,615 | 1,486 | 2,015 | 1,932 | 1,811 |
| 16 Apr 2026 | 1,440 | 1,727 | 1,669 | 1,549 | 2,138 | 2,080 | 2,109 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | 1,370 | 1,674 | 1,550 | 1,388 | 2,078 | 2,097 | 2,038 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | 1,381 | 1,733 | 1,704 | 1,461 | 2,230 | 2,214 | 2,262 |
| 13 Apr 2026 | 1,400 | 1,822 | 1,745 | 1,696 | 2,576 | 2,406 | 2,435 |
| 12 Apr 2026 | 1,053 | 1,262 | 1,117 | 1,014 | 1,425 | 1,033 | 616 |
Applications by nation
Data is for all applications (online and paper)
| Date | England | Scotland | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Apr 2026 | 11,334 | 357 | 403 |
| 16 Apr 2026 | 11,949 | 385 | 387 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | 11,487 | 357 | 366 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | 12,270 | 432 | 291 |
| 13 Apr 2026 | 13,316 | 434 | 336 |
| 12 Apr 2026 | 7,417 | 85 | 20 |
User satisfaction
Overall satisfaction score (100% = 'very satisfied'; 0% = 'very dissatisfied')
Week beginning 6 Apr 2026
92%
| Week beginning | Satisfaction | Very dissatisfied | Dissatisfied | Neither satisfied or dissatisfied | Satisfied | Very satisfied |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Apr 2026 | 92% | 5 | 6 | 13 | 86 | 369 |
| 30 Mar 2026 | 92% | 3 | 6 | 20 | 79 | 344 |
| 23 Mar 2026 | 91% | 3 | 3 | 9 | 49 | 182 |
| 16 Mar 2026 | 93% | 0 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 89 |
| 9 Mar 2026 | 93% | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 81 |
| 2 Mar 2026 | 91% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 65 |
17 Apr 2026
100%
| Date | Response time (in milliseconds) | Availability |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Apr 2026 | 468 | 100% |
| 16 Apr 2026 | 462 | 100% |
| 15 Apr 2026 | 469 | 100% |
| 14 Apr 2026 | 479 | 100% |
| 13 Apr 2026 | 488 | 100% |
| 12 Apr 2026 | 480 | 100% |
2:00pm
100%
| Time | Response time (in milliseconds) | Availability |
|---|---|---|
| 2:00pm | 460 | 100% |
| 1:00pm | 473 | 100% |
| 12:00pm | 466 | 100% |
| 11:00am | 456 | 100% |
| 10:00am | 451 | 100% |
| 9:00am | 464 | 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).