In the event of a local government or Police and Crime Commissioner by-election during the implementation period, EU citizens will be able to vote where they meet one of the following conditions:
their application to register to vote was determined before the date of the franchise change (7 May 2024) or they made an application before the franchise change (under the old rules) and that application was granted after the franchise change came into effect
they have not yet been reviewed under the ECR process and they have a G marker on the register
they have been reviewed under the ECR process and they have been updated from a G marker to a B marker on the register
Following the conclusion of the ECR process, all eligible EU citizens will remain on the register and their G marker will be changed to a B marker.1
1. Regulation 42 Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations 2001 (as amended)↩ Back to content at footnote 1