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
12
applications in the last 5 minutes
Last 24 hours - applications per 5 minutes
| Time | Online applications |
|---|---|
| 5:00pm | 12 |
| 4:55pm | 19 |
| 4:50pm | 23 |
| 4:45pm | 9 |
| 4:40pm | 9 |
| 4:35pm | 12 |
28 Sep 2026
3,740
total applications submitted on this day
Application breakdown graphs
Applications per day
Applications per day
Applications per week
| Date | Online | Paper forms |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Sep 2026 | 2,379 | 1,361 |
| 27 Sep 2026 | 1,446 | 2 |
| 26 Sep 2026 | 1,314 | 1 |
| 25 Sep 2026 | 1,938 | 1,040 |
| 24 Sep 2026 | 2,094 | 1,165 |
| 23 Sep 2026 | 2,183 | 1,201 |
Applications online
Applications submitted online (instead of by paper forms)
1 to 31 Aug 2026
79%
| Month | Applications online |
|---|---|
| 1 to 31 Aug 2026 | 79% |
| 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% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sep 2026 | 267 | 314 | 403 | 535 | 693 | 678 | 846 |
| 27 Sep 2026 | 116 | 148 | 205 | 226 | 279 | 232 | 242 |
| 26 Sep 2026 | 108 | 145 | 151 | 210 | 226 | 250 | 225 |
| 25 Sep 2026 | 198 | 255 | 384 | 426 | 521 | 522 | 665 |
| 24 Sep 2026 | 238 | 255 | 365 | 439 | 629 | 591 | 741 |
| 23 Sep 2026 | 217 | 301 | 404 | 496 | 619 | 619 | 726 |
Applications by nation
Data is for all applications (online and paper)
| Date | England | Scotland | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sep 2026 | 3,459 | 215 | 66 |
| 27 Sep 2026 | 1,415 | 17 | 16 |
| 26 Sep 2026 | 1,294 | 15 | 6 |
| 25 Sep 2026 | 2,776 | 160 | 42 |
| 24 Sep 2026 | 2,946 | 228 | 85 |
| 23 Sep 2026 | 3,110 | 222 | 52 |
User satisfaction
Overall satisfaction score (100% = 'very satisfied'; 0% = 'very dissatisfied')
Week beginning 21 Sep 2026
92%
| Week beginning | Satisfaction | Very dissatisfied | Dissatisfied | Neither satisfied or dissatisfied | Satisfied | Very satisfied |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Sep 2026 | 92% | 2 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 118 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 90% | 0 | 6 | 7 | 41 | 132 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 87% | 4 | 9 | 15 | 48 | 149 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 89% | 0 | 4 | 11 | 33 | 106 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 90% | 1 | 5 | 8 | 38 | 128 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 85% | 5 | 6 | 20 | 54 | 129 |
28 Sep 2026
100%
| Date | Response time (in milliseconds) | Availability |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Sep 2026 | 506 | 100% |
| 27 Sep 2026 | 563 | 100% |
| 26 Sep 2026 | 621 | 100% |
| 25 Sep 2026 | 561 | 100% |
| 24 Sep 2026 | 560 | 100% |
| 23 Sep 2026 | 539 | 100% |
4:00pm
100%
| Time | Response time (in milliseconds) | Availability |
|---|---|---|
| 4:00pm | 502 | 100% |
| 3:00pm | 546 | 100% |
| 2:00pm | 535 | 100% |
| 1:00pm | 516 | 100% |
| 12:00pm | 494 | 100% |
| 11:00am | 483 | 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).