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
18
applications in the last 5 minutes
Last 24 hours - applications per 5 minutes
| Time | Online applications |
|---|---|
| 11:45am | 18 |
| 11:40am | 18 |
| 11:35am | 18 |
| 11:30am | 10 |
| 11:25am | 17 |
| 11:20am | 17 |
14 Aug 2026
2,967
total applications submitted on this day
Application breakdown graphs
Applications per day
Applications per day
Applications per week
| Date | Online | Paper forms |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Aug 2026 | 2,343 | 624 |
| 13 Aug 2026 | 2,774 | 806 |
| 12 Aug 2026 | 3,391 | 1,072 |
| 11 Aug 2026 | 3,493 | 1,068 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 2,956 | 994 |
| 9 Aug 2026 | 1,508 | 1 |
Applications online
Applications submitted online (instead of by paper forms)
1 to 31 Jul 2026
82%
| Month | Applications online |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| 1 to 28 Feb 2026 | 44% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Aug 2026 | 247 | 214 | 329 | 471 | 567 | 538 | 598 |
| 13 Aug 2026 | 233 | 264 | 419 | 517 | 633 | 726 | 785 |
| 12 Aug 2026 | 324 | 335 | 499 | 620 | 891 | 944 | 847 |
| 11 Aug 2026 | 302 | 349 | 524 | 630 | 923 | 907 | 923 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 275 | 318 | 504 | 564 | 810 | 720 | 755 |
| 9 Aug 2026 | 120 | 126 | 210 | 245 | 295 | 274 | 239 |
Applications by nation
Data is for all applications (online and paper)
| Date | England | Scotland | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Aug 2026 | 2,864 | 69 | 34 |
| 13 Aug 2026 | 3,388 | 146 | 46 |
| 12 Aug 2026 | 4,216 | 110 | 137 |
| 11 Aug 2026 | 4,273 | 136 | 152 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 3,650 | 173 | 127 |
| 9 Aug 2026 | 1,474 | 23 | 12 |
User satisfaction
Overall satisfaction score (100% = 'very satisfied'; 0% = 'very dissatisfied')
Week beginning 3 Aug 2026
85%
| Week beginning | Satisfaction | Very dissatisfied | Dissatisfied | Neither satisfied or dissatisfied | Satisfied | Very satisfied |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
14 Aug 2026
100%
| Date | Response time (in milliseconds) | Availability |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Aug 2026 | 560 | 100% |
| 13 Aug 2026 | 580 | 100% |
| 12 Aug 2026 | 542 | 100% |
| 11 Aug 2026 | 541 | 100% |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 565 | 100% |
| 9 Aug 2026 | 591 | 100% |
10:00am
100%
| Time | Response time (in milliseconds) | Availability |
|---|---|---|
| 10:00am | 550 | 100% |
| 9:00am | 546 | 100% |
| 8:00am | 566 | 100% |
| 7:00am | 574 | 100% |
| 6:00am | 592 | 100% |
| 5:00am | 580 | 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).