Sunday, March 23, 2008

VOTING REGISTRATION SOUTHWARK

Who can Register to Vote?

Age

You need to be 18 or over in order to vote at elections. Anyone over 17 is eligible to appear on the electoral register if they satisfy the criteria listed below. This is because 17 year olds will become 18 during the life of the register, so after their birthday they will be able to vote.

Residence

To vote you need to register at the address where you live. If you change your address you will need to re-register as soon as you move.

Nationality and citizenship

Only British, Commonwealth, Irish and European Union citizens are eligible to vote. Below is a list of countries whose citizens are allowed to vote in this country.

If you are not a citizen of one of the countries listed below you cannot register to vote, even if you are allowed to live in this country.

Commonwealth countries

Antigua and Barbuda Australia Bangladesh
Barbados Belize Botswana
Brunei Cameroon Canada
Cyprus Darussalam Dominica
Fiji Islands Ghana Grenada
India Jamaica Kenya
Kiribati Lesotho Malawi
Malaysia Maldives Malta
Mauritius Mozambique Namibia
Nauru New Zealand Nigeria
Pakistan Papua New Guinea Samoa
Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore
Solomon Islands South Africa Sri Lanka
St Kitts & Nevis St Lucia St Vincent & The Grenadines
Swaziland The Bahamas The Gambia
Tonga Trinidad & Tobago Tuvalu
Uganda United Kingdom United Republic of Tanzania
Vanuatu Zambia Zimbabwe

British overseas territories

Anguilla Bermuda British Antarctic Territory
British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Falkland Islands
Gibraltar
Montserrat
Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie & Oeno Islands British Indian Ocean Territory
South Georgia South Sandwich St Helena dependencies (Ascension Island, Tristan da Cunha)
Turks and Caicos Islands

EU member countries

Austria
Belgium Bulgaria
Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark 
Estonia Finland France
Germany Greece Hungary 
Ireland Italy Latvia
Lithuania Luxembourg Malta
Netherlands Poland  Portugal
Romania Slovakia
Spain
Sweden United Kingdom
Please note citizens of European Union member states are not eligible to vote in UK parliamentary elections. They can only vote in local or European elections.

Contact us

Electoral services
Tel: 020 7525 7373
Fax: 020 7525 7614
electoralenquiries@southwark.gov.uk
Central House
Town Hall
Peckham Road
London SE5 8UB





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