Voting

Services

  • Register to vote to take part in elections in the UK. Includes how to get on the electoral register and how to update your address on the register.

  • Contact your local council's Electoral Registration Office if you have a question about voting in UK elections or the electoral register.

  • Find out how to get on the electoral register so you can vote, how to register to vote in more than one place, and how to opt out of the 'open register'.

  • Use this service to apply to vote by post so you can take part in elections in the UK. You must be registered to vote in the UK before you can apply.

  • An overview of voting in the UK, including voting in person, postal and proxy voting, and voting if you're abroad.

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