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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 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 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 electoral registers, so can’t tell you if you are registered.

You need to contact the Electoral Office for Northern Ireland 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 the Electoral Office for Northern Ireland manages, so they’ll be able to tell you if you’re registered. We don’t have copies electoral registers, so can’t tell you if you are registered.
 

Being registered at two addresses doesn't mean you get two votes.

It’s against the law to vote more than once in the same election.

Voting in a national poll

National polls are considered to be one election, but local elections are considered separate elections.

You can only vote once in a national poll, such as a UK Parliamentary general election.

This means you must choose if you want to vote at your home address or at your term-time address.

Voting in a local election

If your home and university addresses are in two different council areas, you can vote in local elections in both areas.

This is because they are separate elections.

Find out more about local elections
 

Being registered at two addresses doesn't mean you get two votes.

It’s against the law to vote more than once in the same election.

Voting in a national poll

National polls are considered to be one election, but local elections are considered separate elections.

You can only vote once in a national poll. This includes:

• UK Parliamentary general elections
• Senedd elections

This means you must choose if you want to vote at your home address or at your term-time address.

It is a criminal offence to vote twice in one election.

Voting in a local election

If your home and university addresses are in two different council areas, you can vote in local elections in both areas.

This is because they are separate elections.

Find out more about local elections

Being registered at two addresses doesn't mean you get two votes.

It’s against the law to vote more than once in the same election.

Voting in a national poll 

National polls are considered to be one election, but local elections are considered separate elections.

You can only vote once in a national poll. This includes:

• UK Parliamentary general elections
• Scottish Parliament elections

This means you must choose if you want to vote at your home address or at your term-time address.
It is a criminal offence to vote twice in one election.

Voting in a council election

If your home and university addresses are in two different council areas, you can vote in council elections in both areas.

This is because they are separate elections.

Find out more about local elections

Being registered at two addresses doesn't mean you get two votes.

It’s against the law to vote more than once in the same election.

Voting in a Northern Ireland Assembly election or a UK Parliamentary general election

Elections to the Northern Ireland Assembly or the UK Parliament are considered to be one election, but local elections are considered separate elections.

You can only vote once in a:

• UK Parliamentary general election
• Northern Ireland Assembly election

This means you must choose if you want to vote at your home address or at your term-time address.

It is a criminal offence to vote twice in one election.

Voting in a local election

If your home and university addresses are in two different council areas, you can vote in local elections in both areas.

This is because they are separate elections.

Find out more about local elections
 

If you're not able to make it to the polling station on the day, you can apply for a postal vote or a proxy vote (when someone you trust votes on your behalf).

If you're not able to make it to the polling station on the day, you can apply for a postal vote or a proxy vote (when someone you trust votes on your behalf).

If you're not able to make it to the polling place on the day, you can apply for a postal vote or a proxy vote (when someone you trust votes on your behalf).

If you're not able to make it to the polling station on the day, you can apply for a postal vote or a proxy vote (when someone you trust votes on your behalf).