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
11
applications in the last 5 minutes
Last 24 hours - applications per 5 minutes
| Time | Online applications |
|---|---|
| 4:45pm | 11 |
| 4:40pm | 11 |
| 4:35pm | 14 |
| 4:30pm | 21 |
| 4:25pm | 23 |
| 4:20pm | 18 |
21 Jul 2026
4,159
total applications submitted on this day
Application breakdown graphs
Applications per day
Applications per day
Applications per week
| Date | Online | Paper forms |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Jul 2026 | 3,463 | 696 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 3,054 | 763 |
| 19 Jul 2026 | 1,175 | 12 |
| 18 Jul 2026 | 1,524 | 7 |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 2,801 | 299 |
| 16 Jul 2026 | 2,830 | 495 |
Applications online
Applications submitted online (instead of by paper forms)
1 to 30 Jun 2026
59%
| Month | Applications online |
|---|---|
| 1 to 30 Jun 2026 | 59% |
| 1 to 31 May 2026 | 55% |
| 1 to 30 Apr 2026 | 73% |
| 1 to 31 Mar 2026 | 46% |
| 1 to 28 Feb 2026 | 44% |
| 1 to 31 Jan 2026 | 39% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jul 2026 | 269 | 360 | 570 | 633 | 820 | 792 | 715 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 246 | 338 | 498 | 597 | 718 | 726 | 694 |
| 19 Jul 2026 | 90 | 95 | 164 | 201 | 241 | 204 | 192 |
| 18 Jul 2026 | 108 | 136 | 203 | 263 | 270 | 313 | 238 |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 201 | 273 | 400 | 442 | 666 | 606 | 512 |
| 16 Jul 2026 | 200 | 263 | 415 | 480 | 702 | 721 | 544 |
Applications by nation
Data is for all applications (online and paper)
| Date | England | Scotland | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jul 2026 | 3,940 | 101 | 118 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 3,546 | 112 | 159 |
| 19 Jul 2026 | 1,169 | 14 | 4 |
| 18 Jul 2026 | 1,509 | 15 | 7 |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 3,002 | 65 | 33 |
| 16 Jul 2026 | 3,073 | 72 | 180 |
User satisfaction
Overall satisfaction score (100% = 'very satisfied'; 0% = 'very dissatisfied')
Week beginning 13 Jul 2026
87%
| Week beginning | Satisfaction | Very dissatisfied | Dissatisfied | Neither satisfied or dissatisfied | Satisfied | Very satisfied |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jul 2026 | 87% | 2 | 9 | 9 | 35 | 119 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 89% | 1 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 87 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 91% | 2 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 129 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 90% | 0 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 36 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 92% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 36 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 95% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 23 |
21 Jul 2026
100%
| Date | Response time (in milliseconds) | Availability |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Jul 2026 | 547 | 100% |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 549 | 100% |
| 19 Jul 2026 | 540 | 100% |
| 18 Jul 2026 | 509 | 100% |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 538 | 100% |
| 16 Jul 2026 | 584 | 100% |
3:00pm
100%
| Time | Response time (in milliseconds) | Availability |
|---|---|---|
| 3:00pm | 554 | 100% |
| 2:00pm | 535 | 100% |
| 1:00pm | 560 | 100% |
| 12:00pm | 544 | 100% |
| 11:00am | 579 | 100% |
| 10:00am | 569 | 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).