Students

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 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.

If you're eligible to vote, then you should 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 both your home address and your term-time addresses doesn't necessarily mean you get two votes.

You will need to choose one address and vote in only that area when you're voting in:

• UK Parliament elections
• UK referendums
• London Assembly and London Mayoral elections

You can't vote at both your term-time address and your home address at these elections. Voting in more than one location is a criminal offence. 

For other elections you can vote at both your term-time and your home address.

You can choose to vote in either or both areas (as long as the addresses are in different council areas) when you're voting in:

• Local council elections in England
• Police and Crime commissioner elections and mayoral elections

Make sure you understand the rules for the election you are voting in.

Being registered at both your home address and your term-time addresses doesn't necessarily mean you get two votes.

You will need to choose one address and vote in only that area when you're voting in:

• UK Parliament elections
• Senedd elections
• UK referendums

You can't vote at both your term-time address and your home address at these elections. Voting in more than one location is a criminal offence. 

For other elections you can vote at both your term-time and your home address.

You can choose to vote in either or both areas (as long as the addresses are in different council areas) when you're voting in:

• Local council elections in Wales
• Police and Crime commissioner elections 

Make sure you understand the rules for the election you are voting in.

Being registered at both your home address and your term-time address doesn't mean you get two votes.

You will need to choose one address and vote in only that area when you're voting in:

• UK Parliament elections
• Scottish Parliament elections
• Council elections in Scotland
• A referendum

You can't vote at both your term time address and your home address at these elections.

Voting in more than one location is a criminal offence.

The only exception is if one of your addresses is in Scotland and the other is somewhere else in the UK, and you’re voting in a council election. In this case, you can vote in the council election in Scotland and in the council election in England, Wales or Northern Ireland.

You will need to choose one address and vote in only that area when you're voting in:

• UK Parliament elections 
• Northern Ireland Assembly elections 
• UK referendums

You can't vote at both your term-time address and your home address at these elections. Voting in more than one location is a criminal offence.

For local council elections in Northern Ireland you can vote at both your term-time and your home address.

You can choose to vote in either or both areas, as long as the addresses are in different council areas.

Make sure you understand the rules for the election you are voting in.

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).