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Voting and elections

Register to vote

You must be listed on the electoral register in order to vote in elections or referendums. Find out how to register, or check if you're registered.

How to vote

If you are registered to vote, you can vote in person or by post. You can also apply for someone else to vote for you.

The electoral register

We will contact you each year to update the electoral register; you must respond by law. How to view the register or opt out of the open register.

Past election results

We publish the results of recent general elections, local elections, by-elections and referendums.

Local referendum petition notice

To trigger a local referendum, 5% of the electorate need to sign a petition. We have to publish the number of people 5% represents each year.

Electoral services data privacy notice

Find out what data we need to collect in order to run election services. How long the data is kept and who it is shared with. Your rights.

Accessible Voting

If you do not wish to vote in person at a polling station, you can vote by post or by proxy. You need to apply in advance, and you don’t need to wait...

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