WILTSHIRE Council is reminding residents that voter ID is now required, with a small number of elections due to take place in the county in the coming weeks. 

This includes elections in Tisbury and Amesbury taking place on Thursday, June 8. 

If anyone doesn't have accepted photo ID but want to vote, they can apply for a free voter ID document, which is known as a Voter Authority Certificate.

The deadline to apply for a Voter Authority Certificate was 5pm on Wednesday, May 31. 

Voters can check their poll cards to see the acceptable ID or go online for more information at www.electoralcommission.org.uk/voterID.  Voters will not be able to vote unless they have acceptable ID.

Terence Herbert, Returning Officer for Wiltshire, said: "For those who want to vote in person at these local elections and don't have the appropriate ID there is still time to apply for a Voter Authority Certificate.

"We don't want a lack of ID to prevent people from casting their ballot. So I ask people to please remember their ID or certificate before they head out to vote."

More information about upcoming Wiltshire elections can be found at wiltshire.gov.uk/elections.