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
54
applications in the last 5 minutes
Last 24 hours - applications per 5 minutes
| Time | Online applications |
|---|---|
| 1:20pm | 54 |
| 1:15pm | 54 |
| 1:10pm | 48 |
| 1:05pm | 60 |
| 1:00pm | 69 |
| 12:55pm | 56 |
31 Mar 2026
11,389
total applications submitted on this day
Application breakdown graphs
Applications per day
Applications per day
Applications per week
| Date | Online | Paper forms |
|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 2026 | 7,800 | 3,589 |
| 30 Mar 2026 | 8,424 | 3,883 |
| 29 Mar 2026 | 4,392 | 199 |
| 28 Mar 2026 | 4,204 | 52 |
| 27 Mar 2026 | 4,683 | 2,491 |
| 26 Mar 2026 | 3,860 | 3,178 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 2026 | 927 | 1,284 | 1,208 | 1,316 | 2,226 | 2,242 | 2,177 |
| 30 Mar 2026 | 966 | 1,344 | 1,391 | 1,492 | 2,304 | 2,435 | 2,374 |
| 29 Mar 2026 | 441 | 635 | 657 | 673 | 903 | 771 | 510 |
| 28 Mar 2026 | 399 | 584 | 576 | 547 | 821 | 752 | 577 |
| 27 Mar 2026 | 466 | 685 | 802 | 885 | 1,366 | 1,492 | 1,475 |
| 26 Mar 2026 | 493 | 646 | 681 | 842 | 1,365 | 1,417 | 1,586 |
Applications by nation
Data is for all applications (online and paper)
| Date | England | Scotland | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 2026 | 10,343 | 659 | 387 |
| 30 Mar 2026 | 10,880 | 1,051 | 376 |
| 29 Mar 2026 | 4,487 | 87 | 17 |
| 28 Mar 2026 | 4,158 | 79 | 19 |
| 27 Mar 2026 | 6,142 | 492 | 540 |
| 26 Mar 2026 | 5,754 | 564 | 720 |
User satisfaction
Overall satisfaction score (100% = 'very satisfied'; 0% = 'very dissatisfied')
Week beginning 23 Mar 2026
91%
| Week beginning | Satisfaction | Very dissatisfied | Dissatisfied | Neither satisfied or dissatisfied | Satisfied | Very satisfied |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 23 Feb 2026 | 91% | 4 | 3 | 6 | 52 | 172 |
| 16 Feb 2026 | 92% | 1 | 11 | 9 | 67 | 273 |
31 Mar 2026
100%
| Date | Response time (in milliseconds) | Availability |
|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 2026 | 482 | 100% |
| 30 Mar 2026 | 476 | 100% |
| 29 Mar 2026 | 505 | 100% |
| 28 Mar 2026 | 511 | 100% |
| 27 Mar 2026 | 508 | 100% |
| 26 Mar 2026 | 503 | 100% |
12:00pm
100%
| Time | Response time (in milliseconds) | Availability |
|---|---|---|
| 12:00pm | 474 | 100% |
| 11:00am | 489 | 100% |
| 10:00am | 497 | 100% |
| 9:00am | 475 | 100% |
| 8:00am | 489 | 100% |
| 7:00am | 514 | 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).