To be eligible to register to vote, a person must be:
- aged 16 years or over (but you cannot vote until your eighteenth birthday), and
- a British, Irish, EU or qualifying Commonwealth citizen
Citizens of EU countries other than the UK, the Republic of Ireland, Cyprus and Malta cannot vote in UK Parliamentary general elections, and must fill in a separate form to vote in European parliamentary elections.
Further information can be found on our factsheet Who can vote? (PDF).
