All British, Republic of Ireland and qualifying Commonwealth citizens meet the nationality requirement to register to vote in UK Parliamentary elections.1
Local government elections
British citizens, Irish citizens and qualifying Commonwealth citizens all meet the nationality requirement to register to vote in local government elections.2
Qualifying foreign nationals are entitled to be registered in the register of local government electors.3
Scottish Parliamentary elections
The local government election franchise is also used as the basis for elections to the Scottish Parliament.4
We have produced a resource outlining the nationality requirements for each type of election.