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Electoral Register

Commons · Question 7841 · Tabled 8 Jun 2026 · Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission · Official record

Answered 12 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by David Simmonds

To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, whether the Electoral Commission has provided guidance to electoral registration officers on whether British citizens who have a dwe

Answer

Answered by Sir Jeremy Wright, 12 Jun 2026

The Commission’s guidance for Electoral Registration Officers in England, Scotland and Wales sets out eligibility requirements.A person must be resident at the address at which they want to be registered. Residence has a particular meaning in electoral la...