Written questions

EU Nationals: Voting Rights

Commons · Question 48670 · Tabled 28 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 7 May 2025

Question

Asked by Martin Wrigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing EU citizens with settled status in the UK the right to vote in local and parliamentary elections.

Answer

Answered by Rushanara Ali, 7 May 2025

EU citizens who were legally resident in the UK prior to withdrawal from the EU, or whose countries have a bilateral reciprocal voting rights agreement with the UK, can vote in local elections in England and Northern Ireland. Citizens of EU Member States ...