Rules were introduced for the May 2023 elections requiring voters to produce photo ID to vote in a polling station. Please visit the Electoral Commission’s website for further information.
The data shown in the table is taken from the Voter Identification Evaluation Form (VIDEF) which records information relating to the voter identification of electors who requested a ballot paper.
| Ward | Ballots issued | Turnout percentage | The total number of polling station electors who applied for, but were not issued with, a ballot paper (including wrong ID shown, no ID shown, and ID rejected) | The number of polling station electors who were not issued with a ballot paper and who later returned with accepted ID and were issued with a ballot paper | The number of polling station electors who applied for, but were not issued with, a ballot paper by close of poll |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowthorpe | 1,971 | 28.31% | 10 | 7 | 3 |
| Catton Grove | 2,317 | 29.19% | 16 | 11 | 5 |
| Crome | 2,409 | 28.84% | 14 | 10 | 4 |
| Eaton | 4,105 | 52.26% | 24 | 12 | 12 |
| Lakenham | 2,477 | 31.85% | 17 | 9 | 8 |
| Mancroft | 2,445 | 32.52% | 12 | 12 | 0 |
| Mile Cross | 2,133 | 27.43% | 11 | 7 | 4 |
| Nelson | 4,006 | 49.02% | 15 | 10 | 5 |
| Sewell | 3,024 | 39.23% | 11 | 9 | 2 |
| Thorpe Hamlet | 2,926 | 37.32% | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| Town Close | 3,346 | 41.93% | 16 | 7 | 9 |
| University | 2,408 | 31.01% | 13 | 10 | 3 |
| Wensum | 2,916 | 35.22% | 17 | 6 | 11 |
| Grand Total | 36,483 | 35.79% | 184 | 116 | 68 |
