Want to have your say?

Hurry and register to vote

A Brit living abroad and a full citizen, that means you can still vote in UK elections. But hurry up you need to register to vote in time for the next General Election.

Elections

How Brits Abroad Can Vote

Are you abroad but have British roots? Then there is a way you can vote in UK Elections if you are eligible.

You can register as an overseas voter if you’re either:

a British citizen
an eligible Irish citizen registering to vote in Northern Ireland

In a representative democracy, the critical moment that citizens participate is in voting so get to it and reclaim you vote.

Here is a step by step guide.

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Register to Vote

Go to www.gov.uk/voting-when-abroad

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To Apply to Vote

On the Register to Vote Page, click on Voting.

You will need an NI number and your last UK address.

You will need to know your local council too. Find this at: www.electoralcommission.org.uk/i-am-a/voter/your-election-information

It gives you the local council and athe Electoral Registation Officer details.

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Choose How to Vote

Once registered you can decide if you want to vote by proxy or by post. You need to apply accordingly.

Proxy Vote www.gov.uk/apply-proxy-vote

Postal Votewww.gov.uk/apply-postal-vote