Who Can Vote
Citizens of the United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland and the
countries listed below are eligible to be registered as electors
provided other conditions are met. Below is a list of the
Commonwealth, British Dependent Territories and European Union
countries whose citizens are eligible to be registered. European
Union citizens can only vote in local elections or European
elections (provided they make a declaration that they will not vote
in their home country).
Commonwealth Countries
Antigua and Barbuda
Australia
The Bahamas
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belize
Botswana
Brunei
Cameroon
Canada
Cyprus (Republic)
Dominica
Fiji
The Gambia
Ghana
Grenada
Guyana
India
Jamaica
Kenya
Kiribati
Lesotho
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Malta
Mauritius
Mozambique
Namibia
Nauru
New Zealand
Nigeria
Pakistan
Papua New Guinea
Rwanda
St Kitts and Nevis
StLucia
St Vincent and the
Grenadines
Samoa
Seychelles
Sierra
Leone
Singapore
Solomon Islands
South Africa
Sri Lanka
Swaziland
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tuvalu
Uganda
United Republic of Tanzania
Vanuatu
Zambia
Zimbabwe
British Dependent Territories
Anguilla
Bermuda
British Antarctic Territory
British Indian Ocean Territory
British Virgin Islands
Cayman Islands
Falkland Islands
Gibraltar
Hong Kong**
Montserrat
Pitcairn Island
St Helena dependencies (Ascension Island,
Tristan de Cunha, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands)
The Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and
Dhekelia (Cyprus)
Turks and Caicos Islands
** Many Hong Kong citizens already posses
British Citizenship and are eligible for registration. However the
majority of Hong Kong citizens were previously British Dependent
Territory (BDT) citizens until Hong Kong ceased to be a BDT on 1
July 1997. They will now be classed as British Nationals (overseas)
or British Overseas citizens - both terms fall within the meaning
of Commonwealth citizens as defined by the British Nationality Act
1981 and are eligible for registration.
European Union Countries
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Cyprus*
CzechRepublic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Ireland*
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta*
The Netherlands
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Slovakia
Spain
Sweden
*Irish citizens can vote in all UK elections
provided they are registered to vote in the UK. Citizens of Cyprus
and Malta can also vote in all UK elections provided they are
registered as these countries are also Commonwealth countries.
This webpage was updated on
3/29/2010