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Register to Vote

Who is eligible to vote?

British citizens, citizens of other Commonwealth countries, citizens of the Irish Republic and citizens of other European Union countries. You must be on the Register to be entitled to vote. Paying council tax does not automatically entitle you to a vote; you must be registered.

Registering to Vote

The deadline for registering to vote at the elections for the Mayor of London and London Assembly and the Coombe Hill Ward by-election is Wednesday 18 April 2012.  Applications received after this date will not be processed until after the 3 May elections.

It takes just a few minutes to register to vote - just download the form from the bottom of this page and email it back to us. If you are not able to download the form please use the contact details below to request the form in an alternative format.

Rolling Registration

Under the system of rolling registration, eligible electors can register to vote throughout the year. Between September and the end of November Electoral Services carry out an annual canvass of all properties within the Borough. Each household will receive an annual registration form and must list the names of all eligible electors on this form. If there are no eligible electors in a household you should still return the form stating the reason why there are no eligible voters. A revised register is published on the 1st of December each year.

Between December and the following September we operate the system of rolling registration. On the first working day of each month Electoral Services publish an updated list to the current register. This means that if you change your address we can send you the necessary form to transfer your registration to your new address. Amendments can also be made if your change your name, become eligible to vote for the first time or if our existing records are incorrect.


The timetable for rolling registration is:

Deadline for applications

 

Date of publication

 

Monday, 12 December 2011  
Tuesday, 3 January 2012  

Tuesday, 10 January 2012  
Wednesday, 1 February 2012  

Wednesday, 8 February 2012  
Thursday, 1 March 2012  

Friday, 9 March 2012  
Monday, 2 April 2012  

Thursday, 5 April 2012  
Tuesday, 1 May 2012  

Wednesday, 18 April 2012(*)  
Thursday 26 April 2012(*)  

Thursday, 10 May 2012  
Friday, 1 June 2012  

Friday, 8 June 2012  
Monday, 2 July 2012  

Tuesday, 10 July 2012  
Wednesday, 1 August 2012  

Friday, 10 August 2012  
Monday, 3 September 2012  


(*) This is the deadline for registering to vote at the Mayor of London and London Assembly elections  and the Coombe Hill by-election that will be taking place on Thursday 3 May 2012.


Contact us

Electoral Registration Office
Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
Guildhall
Kingston upon Thames
KT1 1EU

Tel: 020 8547 5026
Fax: 020 8547 5099

Email: electoral.services@rbk.kingston.gov.uk

 
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