From May 2024 and following the UK’s departure from the European Union, voting rights for EU citizens have changed.
To be registered to vote, EU citizens living in England must meet new eligibility criteria, based on the country that they are from and when they started living in the UK.
Two groups of EU citizens will retain their rights:
- Qualifying EU citizens from countries with reciprocal agreements, and who have leave, or do not require it, to remain in the UK, currently: Denmark, Luxembourg, Poland, Portugal and Spain
- EU citizens who were living in the UK before the end of the EU Withdrawal Agreement Implementation Period (up to and until 31 December 2020).