Voters across the UK are heading to their local polling stations to take part in elections for the Welsh and Scottish parliaments, as well as thousands of seats on English councils. Since May 2023, voters have been required to bring photographic identification for certain elections . This came after parliament passed the Elections Act in April 2022, enacting a recommendation the Electoral Commission first made in 2014. Voter ID is now required at by-elections and recall petitions, general elections, local elections and referendums in England, and Police and Crime Commissioner elections in England and Wales. However, the new rules do not apply to Scotland’s Holyrood or Wales’ Senedd elections, where voters do not need to bring ID with them. Here’s everything you need to know about voter ID for the 2026 local elections: What ID do I need to vote? There are many different forms of ID that will be accepted at the polling station . It must be photographic ID – meaning a bank card is not valid, for instance.…