Electoral Commission

More than a million Londoners are not yet registered to vote.

More than a million people not registered to vote in mayoral election

Voters will be required to show photo ID to vote in the May elections

Government introduces new rule to vote in elections this spring

Important deadlines to be aware of to vote in May elections

A view of a polling station. For the first time, people from across the country will need to show photographic ID to vote at this year’s local elections. Picture by James Hardisty

Voters in the UK need to show photo ID to vote

Police officers stand outside a polling station in Tower Hamlets in 2015 - the elections over which Lutfur Rahman was convicted of electoral fraud and removed from office. Credit: LEON NEAL/AFP via Getty Images

Concern over ‘secret ballots’ in Tower Hamlets election, report claims