Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many people had their ID checked in private at the local elections on 4 May 2023.

As required by paragraph 34 of part 7 of the Voter Identification Regulations 2022, polling station staff were required to collect data regarding the use of identification. This information will be returned to Government and the Electoral Commission in due course, as set out in the UQ response on the floor of the House on 27 April 2023 (Official Report, HC, Volume 731, Column 919).

The Government will be publishing reports as required by section 59A of the Representation of the People Act 1983.

The Electoral Commission will also report on the elections in the usual way.