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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.
Apply for a postal vote to take part in the General Election on 4 July 2024. You’ll need to apply by 5pm on 19 June 2024 and must be registered to vote.
Contact your local council's Electoral Registration Office if you have a question about voting in UK elections or the electoral register.
Use this service to apply to vote by proxy in certain elections in the UK. You and your proxy must both be registered to vote in the UK.
An overview of voting in the UK, including voting in person, postal and proxy voting, and voting if you're abroad.
Use this form to apply to vote by post. You'll need to send the completed form to your local Electoral Registration Office.
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'.
Find out more about elections and referendums in the UK, including the general election, check who can vote in each election and how voting works.
Register as an overseas voter to take part in the General Election on 4 July. You must be a British or eligible Irish citizen. Register before 19 June 2024.
If you're a British citizen living abroad, you can apply to be an overseas voter.
Use this form to apply for a Voter Authority Certificate on paper. You'll need to print, fill out and send or take the form to your local Electoral Registration Office.
If you aren’t able to cast your vote in person, you can have someone you trust cast your vote for you in a particular election or referendum.
If you're a British citizen living overseas, then you can apply to vote by proxy.
Get on the electoral register so you can vote in elections and referendums as a member of the armed forces.
If your employment means that you cannot vote in person and you've missed the deadline to apply for a proxy vote, then you can apply to vote by emergency proxy.
If you can’t vote in person due to a disability, then you can apply to vote by proxy.
If you can’t vote in person due to a medical emergency or disability and the proxy vote deadline has passed, you may be able to apply to vote by emergency proxy.
Get on the electoral register so you can vote in elections and referendums as a crown servant or British Council employee.
If your employment or your spouse or civil partner’s employment means that you cannot vote in person, then you can apply to vote by proxy.
Form to be used to apply by post for a Voter Authority Certificate.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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