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
3
applications in the last 5 minutes
Last 24 hours - applications per 5 minutes
| Time | Online applications |
|---|---|
| 6:15pm | 3 |
| 6:10pm | 1 |
| 6:05pm | 3 |
| 6:00pm | 1 |
| 5:55pm | 0 |
| 5:50pm | 2 |
15 May 2026
1,220
total applications submitted on this day
Application breakdown graphs
Applications per day
Applications per day
Applications per week
| Date | Online | Paper forms |
|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2026 | 366 | 854 |
| 14 May 2026 | 354 | 1,082 |
| 13 May 2026 | 479 | 1,242 |
| 12 May 2026 | 529 | 1,394 |
| 11 May 2026 | 625 | 1,073 |
| 10 May 2026 | 511 | 0 |
Applications online
Applications submitted online (instead of by paper forms)
1 to 30 Apr 2026
73%
| Month | Applications online |
|---|---|
| 1 to 30 Apr 2026 | 73% |
| 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% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2026 | 78 | 107 | 130 | 160 | 239 | 190 | 314 |
| 14 May 2026 | 102 | 124 | 116 | 156 | 271 | 262 | 402 |
| 13 May 2026 | 168 | 171 | 208 | 212 | 277 | 264 | 413 |
| 12 May 2026 | 150 | 192 | 247 | 251 | 319 | 325 | 438 |
| 11 May 2026 | 139 | 222 | 239 | 199 | 315 | 248 | 334 |
| 10 May 2026 | 72 | 96 | 103 | 85 | 72 | 46 | 37 |
Applications by nation
Data is for all applications (online and paper)
| Date | England | Scotland | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2026 | 879 | 202 | 139 |
| 14 May 2026 | 938 | 354 | 144 |
| 13 May 2026 | 900 | 693 | 128 |
| 12 May 2026 | 1,050 | 819 | 54 |
| 11 May 2026 | 1,046 | 604 | 48 |
| 10 May 2026 | 498 | 12 | 1 |
User satisfaction
Overall satisfaction score (100% = 'very satisfied'; 0% = 'very dissatisfied')
Week beginning 4 May 2026
92%
| Week beginning | Satisfaction | Very dissatisfied | Dissatisfied | Neither satisfied or dissatisfied | Satisfied | Very satisfied |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 May 2026 | 92% | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 47 |
| 27 Apr 2026 | 88% | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 26 |
| 20 Apr 2026 | 91% | 2 | 6 | 13 | 60 | 218 |
| 13 Apr 2026 | 93% | 4 | 8 | 15 | 97 | 477 |
| 6 Apr 2026 | 92% | 5 | 6 | 13 | 86 | 369 |
| 30 Mar 2026 | 92% | 3 | 6 | 20 | 79 | 344 |
15 May 2026
100%
| Date | Response time (in milliseconds) | Availability |
|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2026 | 531 | 100% |
| 14 May 2026 | 543 | 100% |
| 13 May 2026 | 522 | 100% |
| 12 May 2026 | 528 | 100% |
| 11 May 2026 | 522 | 100% |
| 10 May 2026 | 535 | 100% |
5:00pm
100%
| Time | Response time (in milliseconds) | Availability |
|---|---|---|
| 5:00pm | 530 | 100% |
| 4:00pm | 543 | 100% |
| 3:00pm | 504 | 100% |
| 2:00pm | 511 | 100% |
| 1:00pm | 525 | 100% |
| 12:00pm | 544 | 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).