Citizens of the United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland and the countries listed below are eligible to be registered as electors provided other conditions are met. Below is a list of the Commonwealth, British Dependent Territories and European Union countries whose citizens are eligible to be registered. European Union citizens can only vote in local elections or European elections (provided they make a declaration that they will not vote in their home country.
COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES
Antigua and Barbuda
Australia
The Bahamas
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belize
Botswana
Brunei
Cameroon
Canada
Cyprus (Republic)
Dominica
Fiji
The Gambia
Ghana
Grenada
Guyana
India
Jamaica
Kenya
Kiribati
Lesotho
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Malta
Mauritius
Mozambique
Namibia
Nauru
New Zealand
Nigeria
Pakistan
Papua New Guinea
St Kitts and Nevis
St Lucia
St Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Solomon Islands
South Africa
Sri Lanka
Swaziland
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tuvalu
Uganda
United Republic of Tanzania
Vanuatu
Zambia
Zimbabwe
BRITISH DEPENDENT TERRITORIES
Anguilla
Bermuda
British Antarctic Territory
British Indian Ocean Territory
British Virgin Islands
Cayman Islands
Falkland Islands
Gibraltar
Hong Kong**
Montserrat
Pitcairn Island
St Helena dependencies (Ascension Island, Tristan de Cunha, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands)
The Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia (Cyprus)
Turks and Caicos Islands
** Many Hong Kong citizens already posses British Citizenship and are eligible for registration. However the majority of Hong Kong citizens were previously British Dependent Territory (BDT) citizens until Hong Kong ceased to be a BDT on 1 July 1997. They will now be classed as British Nationals (overseas) or British Overseas citizens - both terms fall within the meaning of Commonwealth citizens as defined by the British Nationality Act 1981 and are eligible for registration.
EUROPEAN UNION COUNTRIES
Austria
France
Luxembourg
Belgium
Germany
Malta*
Bulgaria
Greece
The Netherlands
Czech Republic
Hungary
Poland
Denmark
Ireland*
Portugal
Cyprus*
Italy
Romania
Estonia
Latvia
Slovakia
Finland
Lithuania
Spain
Sweden
*Irish citizens can vote in all UK elections provided they are registered to vote in the UK. Citizens of Cyprus and Malta can also vote in all UK elections provided they are registered as these countries are also Commonwealth countries. Graphical Version l
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