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Register to vote if you haven't got a fixed or permanent address

You can register to vote if you don't have a fixed address.

From:
Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and The Electoral Commission
Published
9 March 2015
Last updated
19 April 2022 — See all updates

Applies to England, Scotland and Wales

Documents

Register to vote if you haven't got a fixed or permanent address (England)

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Register to vote if you haven't got a fixed or permanent address (Wales)

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Register to vote if you haven't got a fixed or permanent address (Wales) Welsh language

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Register to vote if you haven't got a fixed or permanent address (Scotland)

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Details

You can use this form to register to vote if you’re either:

  • homeless or have no fixed address
  • a person who has been remanded in custody, but you have not yet been convicted of any offence
  • a patient in a mental health hospital

How to use this form

To register, you need to give an address where you would be living if it were not for your current situation or an address where you have lived in the past. If you are homeless, you can give details of where you spend a substantial part of your time.

Follow these steps to register to vote.

  1. Fill in this electoral registration form.

  2. Make sure you sign the declaration.

  3. Return your completed form to your Electoral Registration Officer.

Published 9 March 2015
Last updated 19 April 2022 + show all updates

  1. You can no longer register to vote for the elections taking place on 5 May 2022. You can still register for future elections.

  2. You can no longer register to vote for elections taking place in England, Wales and Northern Ireland on 5 May 2022. You can still register to vote for the local government elections in Scotland.

  3. To vote in the 5 May 2022 elections, you must register by 11:59pm on 14 April 2022 (for elections in England, Wales and Northern Ireland) or by 11:59pm on 18 April 2022 (for elections in Scotland).

  4. To vote in the 6 May 2021 elections you need to register by 19 April 2021.

  5. Form 'Register to vote if you haven't got a fixed or permanent address (Scotland)' updated.

  6. attachments updated

  7. Updated broken link

  8. Previous PDFs have been replaced with new PDFs containing updated wording relating to the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) laws.

  9. First published.

Part of Vote in UK elections

  1. Step 1 Check if you can vote

    1. Check which elections you can vote in

  2. Step 2 Register to vote

    You need to register to vote in elections and referendums. You need to register again if you have changed your name, address or nationality.

    1. Register to vote online
    1. Register to vote using a paper form

  3. Step 3 Decide if you want to vote in person, by post, or by proxy

    1. Find out the different ways you can vote

  4. Step 4 Get ready to vote in person

    1. Check what ID you need to vote

    Contact your local electoral registration office to find your polling station or to find out what to do if you have accessibility needs.

    1. Contact the local electoral registration office

  5. or Apply for a postal vote

    In England, Scotland or Wales:

    You must apply no later than 5pm, 11 working days before the election.

    1. Apply in Northern Ireland

  6. or Apply for a proxy vote

    In England, Scotland or Wales:

    You must apply by 5pm, at least 6 working days before polling day.

    1. Apply in Northern Ireland

  7. or Get ready to vote as a proxy

    1. Check what ID you need to vote

    Contact the local electoral registration office of the person you are a proxy for to find their polling station or to find out what to do if you have accessibility issues.

    1. Contact the local electoral registration office

  8. Step 5 Vote in person

    1. Vote in person

  9. or Vote by post

    1. Vote by post

  10. or Vote as a proxy for someone else

    1. Vote as a proxy for someone else