Voters going to the polls in Kirkham today for Fylde Council by-election - all you need to know

Voters go to the polls in Kirkham today in a Fylde Council by-election.

The poll is to choose who takes over the seat on Fylde Council vacated by the resignation of Damian Buckley, who was elected as an independent councillor at Fylde’s last full election in 2023.

The candidates

Four candidates are standing in the by-election. They are (in alphabetical order):

Adam Brierley (Local Conservatives);

Oliver Mark Mills (Labour Party);

Philip James Morgan (Liberal Democrats);

Joshua Roberts (Reform UK).

When and where can you vote?

The polls open at 7am and close at 10pm and polling station for all voters is Kirkham Community Centre, Mill Street, PR4 2AN.

ID requirements

You need to show photo ID to vote at a polling station. You can use any of the accepted forms of photo ID when voting at a polling station and you only need to show one form of photo ID. It needs to be the original version, not a photocopy.

The accepted forms of ID include:

• A passport issued by the UK, any of the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man or a British Overseas Territory
• A passport or passport card issued by an EEA state (Opens in new window), or a country whose citizens are Commonwealth citizens
• Driving and Parking
• A photocard driving licence issued by the UK, any of the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man, or an EEA state (this includes a provisional driving licence)
• A Blue Badge

• Older Person’s Bus Pass funded by the UK Government
• Disabled Person’s Bus Pass funded by the UK Government
• 60+ London Oyster Photocard funded by Transport for London
• Freedom Pass
• a National Entitlement Card issued by a local authority in Scotland
• 60 and Over Welsh Concessionary Travel Card
• Disabled Person’s Welsh Concessionary Travel Card
• Senior SmartPass issued in Northern Ireland
• Registered Blind SmartPass or Blind Person’s SmartPass issued in Northern Ireland
• War Disablement SmartPass issued in Northern Ireland
• 60+ SmartPass issued in Northern Ireland
• Half Fare SmartPass issued in Northern Ireland

• Identity card bearing the Proof of Age Standards Scheme hologram (a PASS card)

• Biometric Immigration Documents, including eVisas
• Ministry of Defence Form 90 (Defence Identity Card)
• Ministry of Defence Form 100 (HM Armed Forces Veteran Card)
• National identity card issued by an EEA state
• Electoral Identity Card issued in Northern Ireland
• Voter Authority Certificate
• Anonymous Elector's Document

• Veterans' card
• e-visa