By-Election - Borough Ward of Maypole & Leyton Cross

Details have been confirmed for upcoming by-elections in Dartford next month.

Residents in Stone House and Maypole & Leyton Cross wards will go to the polls on Thursday, July 17. Locals will receive polling cards through their doors with full details, including their local polling station.

To view the list of candidates for each ward, visit our elections page.

However you plan to vote on polling day, it's essential that you bring a valid form of photo ID with you. The ID doesn't have to be in date, it just needs to look like you.

Our Voter ID page has lots of helpful advice on what forms of ID are acceptable, and how to apply for a Voter Authority Certificate if you don't have a form of ID.

Some valid forms of ID include:

• Passport issued by the UK, any of the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man, a British Overseas Territory, an EEA state or a Commonwealth country
• Photographic driver’s licence issued by the UK, Channel Islands, the Isle of Man, or an EEA state (including provisional)
• European Economic Area (EEA) photographic ID Card
• A Blue Badge
• Oyster 60+ Card
• A concessionary travel pass funded by HM Government or local authority (Kent County Council Bus Pass; Disabled Person's Bus Pass, Welsh or Northern Ireland travel card)

Voter ID