‘I Voted’ sticker design competition

Make your mark on Election Day 2026

Our Electoral Services team is inviting the young people of Wokingham to design our new ‘I Voted’ stickers. Stickers will be handed out to residents who vote in the local elections on Thursday 7 May 2026. 

The ‘I Voted’ sticker project is being kindly supported by Civica, who will print the winning designs to help promote voter engagement.

Who can enter?

Anyone aged 18 or below, who lives in or attends school in the Wokingham Borough area, can enter.

Are there rules for the design?

Using our sticker design template (PDF), your design must include the words 'I Voted.'

Your design should also be inspired by one of these themes:

• Voting
• Elections
• Democracy
• Community 

Your design can be made using any art type, however please ensure that it can be scanned / photographed clearly.

Which election will the stickers be given out for? 

The successful designs will be printed on stickers and handed out at all polling stations in Wokingham for the local elections on 7 May 2026.

Stickers will only be available on polling day to residents who vote, so make sure you’re registered to vote before the deadline on 20 April 2026.

For further information about current elections in Wokingham, please visit our current elections page.

How many designs will be picked?

Four winners will be carefully selected from each of the following categories:

• Early Years and Primary (age 10 and below)
• Secondary (ages 11-16)
• Sixth Form (ages 16-18)
• Community entry (up to age 18, only library provided, home-educated or not currently in education)

What do the winners receive?

Once the deadline passes, the Electoral Services team will carefully review all the submissions.

After picking 4 successful designs, one from each category, we will contact the parent or guardian for the lucky winners to share the good news and to arrange the award ceremony. In addition, the lucky winners will receive a book token.

Please make sure that the parent or guardian contact details provided on the application are correct, as we may have to pick another design if we cannot contact you.

Competition deadline - 9 February 2026

The competition will close on Monday 9 February 2026, so make sure you get your application in quickly.

How to enter

If you are ready to submit your artwork, you can submit it using one of the following methods:

1. Email a clear picture of your drawing to ivotedsticker@wokingham.gov.uk
    
2. Post your entry to:
   • The Electoral Registration Officer, Wokingham Borough Council, PO Box 151, Wokingham, Berkshire, RG40 1WH
     • Make sure you leave enough time for your design to get to us before 9 February 2026
        
3. Seal your entry in an envelope addressed to 'Electoral Services' and hand it in at Reception at:
   • Shute End, Wokingham Borough Council, Wokingham, RG40 1WH

Important: Make sure you provide all the information requested on the sticker design template (PDF) or we might not be able to consider your entry.

How we use your information

By entering this competition, you consent to Wokingham Borough Council collecting and processing the following information: 

• The entrants drawing
• The entrants name
• The parent or guardian’s contact details and name
• The entrant’s school or library and age

We will use the relevant parent or guardian’s contact details to notify whether their child or wards design is selected as a winner, and to arrange the awarding of the prize. Any submitted designs may be featured in our communications, and the winning designs will be printed as 'I Voted' stickers for use at polling stations during the May 2026 elections and potentially in future elections.

The entrants and relevant parent or guardian’s details will be kept only until the winning designs have been picked (deadline: 12 February 2026). After this date we will delete all identifiable information, except for the contact details of the four winning entrants, which will be retained for one year from the competition close date to enable us to make contact regarding the prize giving, award ceremony or any other related activities. The entrants design will be shared with our printing company for production purposes, but no personal details will be shared with them. All submitted designs may be used in external communications, and we reserve the right to use any submitted designs for any future projects.

If you have any questions about how we handle your information, please contact us at vote@wokingham.gov.uk, or please see Wokingham Borough Council’s privacy notice.