IF YOU ARE ALREADY REGISTERED TO VOTE YOU DO NOT NEED TO DO ANYTHING
If you are not registered to vote, you must register by no later than Monday 17 April 2017 if you want to vote in the City Council local elections on Thursday 4 May 2017.
The way you register to vote has changed. The new system is called Individual Electoral Registration.
You can now register to vote online.
Register to Vote
You are now responsible for registering yourself to vote.
You will need to provide more details to register, which will make the electoral register more secure. You will need your date of birth and your national insurance number to hand.
More details on Postal or Proxy Voting
You need to be on the electoral register to vote in elections and referendums.
If you aren’t already on the electoral register, you must register by 7 June 2016 if you want to vote in the EU referendum on 23 June.
You don’t need to register again in order to vote in the EU referendum if you live in the UK and both of the following apply:
You were registered to vote in the May 2016 elections to the Scottish Parliament or the 2015 General Election.
Use this service to apply to register to vote or to:
- update your name, address or other details on the electoral register
- change your voting preferences, eg to vote in person or by post
- change whether you’re on the open register
It usually takes just 5 minutes.
You may need the following, if you have them:
your National Insurance number
your passport if you’re a British citizen living abroad
Link to UK Government Voter Registration Website
