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
1
applications in the last 5 minutes
Last 24 hours - applications per 5 minutes
| Time | Online applications |
|---|---|
| 1:05am | 1 |
| 1:00am | 1 |
| 12:55am | 4 |
| 12:50am | 0 |
| 12:45am | 1 |
| 12:40am | 0 |
13 Nov 2026
2,386
total applications submitted on this day
Application breakdown graphs
Applications per day
Applications per day
Applications per week
| Date | Online | Paper forms |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Nov 2026 | 1,712 | 674 |
| 12 Nov 2026 | 1,721 | 1,384 |
| 11 Nov 2026 | 2,073 | 1,004 |
| 10 Nov 2026 | 2,775 | 1,612 |
| 9 Nov 2026 | 2,463 | 1,506 |
| 8 Nov 2026 | 1,244 | 1 |
Applications online
Applications submitted online (instead of by paper forms)
1 to 31 Oct 2026
66%
| Month | Applications online |
|---|---|
| 1 to 31 Oct 2026 | 66% |
| 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% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Nov 2026 | 131 | 186 | 315 | 385 | 437 | 433 | 498 |
| 12 Nov 2026 | 192 | 214 | 288 | 381 | 576 | 624 | 826 |
| 11 Nov 2026 | 179 | 210 | 332 | 355 | 560 | 676 | 763 |
| 10 Nov 2026 | 224 | 266 | 473 | 596 | 877 | 918 | 1,025 |
| 9 Nov 2026 | 237 | 290 | 460 | 522 | 746 | 804 | 904 |
| 8 Nov 2026 | 110 | 118 | 157 | 208 | 247 | 187 | 218 |
Applications by nation
Data is for all applications (online and paper)
| Date | England | Scotland | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Nov 2026 | 2,270 | 97 | 19 |
| 12 Nov 2026 | 2,855 | 98 | 152 |
| 11 Nov 2026 | 2,764 | 182 | 131 |
| 10 Nov 2026 | 3,854 | 370 | 163 |
| 9 Nov 2026 | 3,719 | 191 | 59 |
| 8 Nov 2026 | 1,186 | 44 | 15 |
User satisfaction
Overall satisfaction score (100% = 'very satisfied'; 0% = 'very dissatisfied')
Week beginning 2 Nov 2026
92%
| Week beginning | Satisfaction | Very dissatisfied | Dissatisfied | Neither satisfied or dissatisfied | Satisfied | Very satisfied |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Nov 2026 | 92% | 1 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 112 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 90% | 0 | 8 | 1 | 30 | 100 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 92% | 1 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 82 |
| 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 |
13 Nov 2026
100%
| Date | Response time (in milliseconds) | Availability |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Nov 2026 | 606 | 100% |
| 12 Nov 2026 | 598 | 100% |
| 11 Nov 2026 | 559 | 100% |
| 10 Nov 2026 | 559 | 100% |
| 9 Nov 2026 | 581 | 100% |
| 8 Nov 2026 | 590 | 100% |
12:00am
100%
| Time | Response time (in milliseconds) | Availability |
|---|---|---|
| 12:00am | 613 | 100% |
| 11:00pm | 597 | 100% |
| 10:00pm | 614 | 100% |
| 9:00pm | 600 | 100% |
| 8:00pm | 605 | 100% |
| 7:00pm | 606 | 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).