You need to register to be able to vote in UK elections. You can do this at any time by visiting GOV.UK and using their online registration service.
The deadline to register to vote is twelve working days before an election. There are however different rules as to who may vote at the different types of election.
Registering will require your:
If you are not registered, you may find it difficult to get credit, loans, a mortgage or bank account as the register is used by credit reference agencies.
Special arrangements apply to:
For more information, see special categories.
The deadline to register to vote is twelve working days before an election. There are however different rules as to who may vote at the different types of election.
If you're a British citizen living outside the United Kingdom for longer than six months of the year, you may be able to register as an overseas voter. To register, you must be a British citizen and meet one of two sets of conditions:
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Registration lasts one year and we will write to you three months before your registration is due to expire. If your overseas address changes, email elections@enfield.gov.uk.
Overseas voters can vote in elections for the UK Parliament and European Parliament but can't vote in UK local elections, Mayoral elections or the Mayor of London and London Assembly elections.
if you're a British, Irish or qualifying Commonwealth or EU citizen and a member of Her Majesty's Armed Forces, or the spouse or registered civil partner of a member of the Armed Forces, you can register either as a service voter or an ordinary voter.
If you're based overseas or think you may be in the next few years, you can register as a service voter. This allows you to be registered for five years at a fixed address in the UK even if you move around. We will write to you three months before your registration is due to expire.
Service voters can vote in the Parliamentary and European Parliamentary elections in the UK.
If you or your spouse or civil partner are working outside the UK as a Crown Servant (such as in the diplomatic or overseas civil service) or as an employee of the British Council, you can register to vote in the UK.
To register you need to give the address where you live when you are in the UK, or your last registered UK address.
British and Irish citizens, and qualifying citizens of Commonwealth countries can vote at all elections. Citizens of other EU countries can vote in local government elections but can't vote in UK parliamentary elections.
Registration lasts one year, and we will write to you three months before your registration is due to expire.
You can still register to vote if you don't have a fixed address. This could be because you:
To register, you need to give the address you would live at if not in your current situation or an address you have lived at in the past. If you are homeless, you can give details of where you spend most of your time.
You can request a form by emailing elections@enfield.gov.uk.
If you think your personal safety or the safety of someone in your household could be at risk if your details appear on the electoral register, you may be able to register anonymously.
You will need to:
You can find information on qualifying officers in the forms at GOV.UK.
If you want us to send you a form, email elections@enfield.gov.uk.
You can register to vote as a special category by visiting GOV.UK. For more information, visit Your Vote Matters.
You can apply to vote by post or proxy (someone voting on your behalf). For more information visit our voting page.
To register to vote you must:
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Citizens of Fiji and Zimbabwe retain their voting rights despite the countries having been suspended from the Commonwealth. Residents of Republic of Ireland should register as a commonwealth country.
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Hong Kong is no longer a nationality. A person would either be Chinese (not eligible) or have a type of British passport and be eligible for registration.
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Citizens of the Republic of Ireland, Cyprus and Malta are eligible to be registered to vote for all elections held in the UK.
Once you have made a successful application to register, we will send you a confirmation letter to tell you when you will be added to your address on the electoral register. If some details on your application are incomplete or unclear, we will write to you to request further information before we can add you to the electoral register.
On the first working day of each month (except in October, November and December), we publish a list of alterations to the electoral register. In the weeks before an election, we may publish some additional lists of alterations.
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Wednesday 11 December 2019
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Thursday 2 January 2020
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Friday 10 January 2020
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Monday 3 February 2020
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Friday 7 February 2020
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Monday 2 March 2020
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Tuesday 10 March 2020
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Wednesday 1 April 2020
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Tuesday 7 April 2020
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Friday 1 May 2020
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Thursday 7 May 2020
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Monday 1 June 2020
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Tuesday 9 June 2020
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Wednesday 1 July 2020
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Friday 10 July 2020
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Monday 3 August 2020
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Monday 10 August 2020
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Tuesday 1 September 2020
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Friday 20 November 2020
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Tuesday 1 December 2020
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If you have any questions on when you will be added to the electoral register, email elections@enfield.gov.uk.
We have published information about our annual canvass. Visit this page to find out more about the communications we send, how to respond, and what to do about new residents or children turning 18 at your address.