Register to vote

Register to vote

To register to vote online, you need just five minutes and your National Insurance number.

If you can’t register online, you can download a paper form.

You don’t need to register to vote before every election.

Update your details

If you move house, you should register to vote again.

If you change your name for any reason, you can either:

• contact the electoral services team at your local council and request a change of name form
• register to vote again

Register to vote

To register to vote online, you need just five minutes and your National Insurance number.

If you can’t register online, you can download a paper form.

You don’t need to register to vote before every election.

Update your details

If you move house, you should register to vote again.

If you change your name for any reason, you can either:

• contact the electoral services team at your local council and request a change of name form
• register to vote again

Register to vote

To register to vote online, you need just five minutes and your National Insurance number.

If you can’t register online, you can download a paper form.

You don’t need to register to vote before every election.

Update your details

If you move house, you should register to vote again.

If you change your name for any reason, you can either:

• contact your Electoral Registration Office and request a change of name form
• register to vote again

Register to vote

To register to vote online, you need just five minutes and your National Insurance number.

If you can’t register online, you can download a paper form.

You don’t need to register to vote before every election. You only need to register to vote again if:

• you’ve moved house recently
• you’ve changed your name for any reason
• you’re asked to as part of a canvass of electors

If you lived in England, Scotland or Wales, you can register to vote online.

If you can’t register online, you can download a paper form.

If you lived in Northern Ireland, you will need to complete a paper application form and send it to the Electoral Office for Northern Ireland.

You have to renew your registration every year. 

When it’s time to renew your registration, you’ll get a reminder from your electoral registration office explaining what you need to do. You should receive the reminder about three months before your registration is due to expire.

If you don’t renew your application, you’ll have to register to vote again.

To register to vote, you must be:

• a UK or Irish citizen
• a qualifying Commonwealth citizen living in the UK
• an EU citizen living in the UK
• aged 16 or over (but you can’t vote until you’re 18 years old)

To register to vote, you must be:

• a UK or Irish citizen
• a qualifying Commonwealth citizen living in the UK
• an EU citizen living in the UK
• a qualifying foreign citizen
• aged 14 or over (but you can’t vote until you’re 16 or 18 depending on the election)

To register to vote, you must be:

• a UK or Irish citizen, or
• a qualifying Commonwealth citizen living in the UK, or
• a qualifying foreign national who is living in Scotland and has permission to enter or stay in the UK, or who does not need such permission, including EU citizens.

You must also be aged 14 or over (but you can’t vote until you’re 16 years old)

To register to vote, you must be:

• a UK or Irish citizen
• a qualifying Commonwealth citizen living in the UK
• an EU citizen living in the UK
• aged 17 or older (or will be 17 by 30 November) (but you can’t vote until you’re 18 years old)

To register as an overseas voter, you must:

• be a UK or Irish citizen
• have been registered to vote in the UK within the last 15 years
• be aged 16 or over (but you can’t vote until you’re 18 years old)

If you were too young to register to vote when you left the UK, you can still register to vote if:

• your parent or guardian was registered to vote
• you left the UK no more than 15 years ago

If you left the UK more than 15 years ago, you can’t register as an overseas voter.

You need to contact the electoral services team at your local council to find out if you're registered to vote.

If you’re registered to vote, you’ll be on the electoral register. This is something that your local council holds, so they’ll be able to tell you if you’re registered. We don’t have copies of electoral registers, so can’t tell you if you are registered.

You need to contact the electoral services team at your local council to find out if you're registered to vote.

If you’re registered to vote, you’ll be on the electoral register. This is something that your local council holds, so they’ll be able to tell you if you’re registered. We don’t have copies of electoral registers, so can’t tell you if you are registered.

You need to contact your local Electoral Registration Office to find out if you're registered to vote.

If you’re registered to vote, you’ll be on the electoral register. This is something that your local Electoral Registration Office holds, so they’ll be able to tell you if you’re registered. We don’t have copies of electoral registers, so can’t tell you if you are registered.

You need to contact the Electoral Office for Northern Ireland to find out whether you're registered to vote.

If you’re registered to vote, you’ll be on the electoral register. The Electoral Office for Northern Ireland will be able to tell you whether you’re registered.

We are unable to tell you whether you are registered.

You need to contact the electoral registration office to find out if you're registered to vote.

If you’re registered to vote, you’ll be on the electoral register. This is something the electoral registration office holds, so they’ll be able to tell you if you’re registered. We don’t have copies of electoral registers, so can’t tell you if you are registered.