Elections: Local Government
Commons · Question 99372 · Tabled 11 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by Rupert Lowe
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Government has considered standardising the collection of nationality-grouped data at national level to ensure consistent oversight of local-election eligibility acro
Answer
Answered by Samantha Dixon, 22 Dec 2025
The Department does not hold data on the number of foreign nationals registered to vote in UK local elections. Electoral registers are managed at a local level by Electoral Registration Officers. The Electoral Commission already has access to information ...