Who can register to vote?
You can register to vote at your current address if you are 16 years old or over and a British, Irish, qualifying European Union or qualifying Commonwealth citizen.
If you are 16 or 17 years old, you can be registered to vote but you will not be able to vote in an election until you turn 18 years old.
Qualifying European Union Citizens
You can register to vote if you are a citizen of:
- Denmark, Luxembourg, Poland, Portugal and Spain who is resident in the UK, has permission to enter or stay in the UK, Channel Islands or Isle of Man, or who does not need permission
- any other EU country who on or before 31 December 2020 was legally resident in the UK, had permission to enter or stay in the UK, Channel Islands or Isle of Man, or who did not need permission, and this has continued without a break
The other EU countries are:
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Austria |
Finland |
Lithuania |
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Belgium |
France |
Malta |
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Bulgaria |
Germany |
The Netherlands |
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Croatia |
Greece |
Romania |
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Cyprus |
Hungary |
Slovakia |
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Czech Republic |
Italy |
Slovenia |
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Estonia |
Latvia |
Sweden |
Qualifying EU citizens (excluding Cyprus, Malta and Ireland) can register to vote in local elections, and Police and Crime Commissioner elections.
Although also EU member states, citizens of Cyprus, Malta and Ireland are eligible to be registered to vote in all elections held in the UK.
Qualifying Commonwealth Citizens
If you are a citizen from a Commonwealth country, you can register if you have leave to enter or remain in the UK.
Commonwealth countries are:
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Antigua and Barbuda |
Kenya |
Seychelles |
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Australia |
Kingdom of Eswatini |
Sierra Leone |
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The Bahamas |
Kiribati |
Singapore |
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Bangladesh |
Lesotho |
Solomon Islands |
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Barbados |
Malawi |
South Africa |
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Belize |
Malaysia |
Sri Lanka |
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Botswana |
Maldives |
St Kitts and Nevis |
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Brunei |
Malta |
St Lucia |
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Cameroon |
Mauritius |
St Vincent and the Grenadines |
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Canada |
Mozambique |
Togo |
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Dominica |
Namibia |
Tonga |
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Fiji |
Nauru |
Trinidad and Tobago |
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Gabon |
New Zealand |
Tuvalu |
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Ghana |
Nigeria |
Uganda |
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The Gambia |
Pakistan |
United Republic of Tanzania |
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Grenada |
Papua New Guinea |
Vanuatu |
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Guyana |
Republic of Cyprus |
Zambia |
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India |
Rwanda |
Zimbabwe |
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Jamaica |
Samoa |
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British Overseas Territories
Citizens from the following countries can register to vote in the UK:
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Anguilla |
Montserrat |
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Bermuda |
Pitcairn, Henderson, Dulcie and Oeno Islands |
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British Antarctic Territory |
St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha |
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British Indian Ocean Territory |
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands |
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Cayman Islands |
Sovereign Base areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia on Cyprus |
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Falkland Islands |
Turks and Caicos Islands |
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Gibraltar |
Virgin Islands |
Residents from Hong Kong who hold a British Dependent Territories, British Nationals (Overseas) or British Overseas passport are can also register to vote in the UK.
British Crown Dependencies
Citizens from the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands including Jersey, Guernsey, Sark, Alderney, Herm and the other inhabited Channel Islands can register to vote in the UK.
If you have any questions regarding your eligibility to be registered to vote, please email elections@hounslow.gov.uk
