A UK General Election is taking place on Thursday 12 December 2019.

Significant numbers of UK residents have not yet registered to vote.

To vote in a general election you need to

• Be 18 or over on the day of the election

• Be a British, Irish or qualifying Commonwealth citizen

• Be resident at an address in the UK (or a British citizen living abroad who has been registered to vote in the UK in the last 15 years)

• Not be legally excluded from voting

You also need to be on the electorial register. If you've moved recently or changed your name, you may need to re-register.

This needs to be done by November 26th. You can register here: www.gov.uk/register-to-vote

 

GOING TO BE AWAY ON POLLING DAY?

Can I vote by post?
Many people already vote by post in every election. If this is you, then your postal votes will arrive as normal about 12 days before the election.

If you would like to vote by post - many people are saying this because 12th December is in the middle of winter - then you need to register. Again the deadline is 26 November 2019.

You can download a form here (this needs to be printed out).

 

MAKE A DIFFERENCE AND REGISTER TO VOTE BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE

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