General Election: List of schools being used as polling stations today

Several schools across East Lancashire are closed today as voters head to the polls to cast their votes in the General Election.

Some schools across the region are closed as they are being used as polling stations.

Barrow United Reformed Church Primary School and Reedley Primary School in Burnley are among the East Lancashire sites closed for this reason.

Polling stations opened at 7am and will close at 10pm. If you are in the queue outside your polling station at 10pm you will still be allowed to vote, but if you arrive after 10pm you will not be able to cast a ballot.

You are not allowed to take photographs inside the polling station. This is to ensure that you do not – deliberately or accidentally – reveal who anyone voted for.

The Government introduced a requirement for photo ID in April 2022.

There is a long list of accepted types of ID, with UK and EU passports and driving licences probably the most common.

You can vote with an out-of-date ID as long as your photo is still obviously you, and the name on your ID matches that on the electoral register.

If you have changed your name – for instance if you have married – you can bring a document which proves this, such as a marriage certificate, to show alongside your photo ID.

List of East Lancashire schools being used as polling stations

• Barrow United Reformed Church Primary School, Barrow

• Reedley Primary School, Brierfield

• Whitworth Tonacliffe Primary School, Whitworth