Not had anything through your door? - You WON'T

8th AUG 2025

If you AREN'T a postal voter please read on, this is IMPORTANT!

There has been a HUGE oversight in these elections, and many people are worried WHY they haven't received anything in the post yet about how they can vote and what to do.

Herefordshire Electoral Services recommended to Ross-on-Wye Town Council to send out "Poll Cards" to all the non-postal voters. A Poll Card would have been a letter you would receive telling you about the election and how to vote. Ross-on-Wye Town Council CHOSE NOT to send these out - probably as a cost-saving exercise - meaning that you will have had to hear about the election by word-of-mouth or social media!

BUT you DO get to vote!

The Town Council are preparing their own communications about this, but here's what YOU need to know.

Voting in person on August 14th (and DON'T forget to take your ID !!!)

You can turn up at your Polling Station between 7:00am - 10:00pm on Thursday 14th August (with your ID) and vote, as long as you are on the electoral role of course. (A list of valid IDs is at the very bottom of this page).

The Polling Stations will be able to confirm you are who you say you are upon arrival and give you with your ballot paper so you can vote there and then.
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Now, if you voted in the General Election in person you will probably already know where your Polling Station is.

If you are unsure of where your Polling Station is, here’s how you find out - plus more information.

There are elections for council seats in Ross-on-Wye East and Ross-on-Wye West.

Here's how you will know which you are in, and where to go to vote....

Ross-on-Wye West Ward

You are in Ross West if your property falls on this West map (click link or scroll down to see the Ross West map below).
This means your Polling Station is:

Ross-on-Wye Bowling Club
Crossfields
Old Maid’s Walk
Ross-on-Wye
HR9 5AR
OPEN from 7:00am - 10:00pm on Thursday 14th August
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The Bowling Club is located on foot between St Mary’s Church and the Tennis Courts

Ross-on-Wye East Ward

You are in Ross East if your property falls on this East map (click link or scroll down to see the Ross East map below).
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Now, if your property is on this East map, LOOK CLOSELY, the map is divided into 3 areas called ROE01S, ROE02S and ROE03S.

CHECK which of the 3 areas you are in, then:
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If you are in ROE01S or ROE03S your Polling Station is:
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Larruperz Centre
Grammar School Close
Ross-on-Wye
HR9 7QD
OPEN from 7:00am - 10:00pm on Thursday 14th August

If you are in ROE02S your Polling Station is:
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Tudorville Community Centre
Walford Avenue
Ross-on-Wye
HR9 5PZ
OPEN from 7:00am - 10:00pm on Thursday 14th August
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Maps:

Ross West:
(Click this link to Ross West Map as a PDF)
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Ross East:
(Click this link to Ross East Map as a PDF)
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Valid IDs you can use at the Polling Stations:

Voters must bring an acceptable form of photo ID to their polling station.
Some of the most commonly used ID includes:

• Passport – must be issued by the UK, any of the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man, a British Overseas Territory, an EEA state or a Commonwealth country
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• Photo driver's licence (including provisional) – must be issued by the UK, Channel Islands, the Isle of Man, or an EEA state
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• European Economic Area (EEA) photographic ID Card
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• UK Biometric Residence Permit, including e-visas•An identity card bearing the Proof of Age Standards Scheme hologram (PASS card)
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• Defence identity card (Ministry of Defence Form 90)
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• Blue Badge
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• Oyster 60+ Card
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• A concessionary travel pass funded by HM Government or local authority. For example, Herefordshire Council Bus Pass, Disabled Person's Bus Pass

If you have a form of acceptable photo ID but it is out of date, you can still use it to vote at a polling station if it still looks like you.

You will only need to show ONE form of photo ID, but it has to look like you and be the original version and not a photocopy.
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