Register to vote (Crown servants and British Council employees)

Use this service to get on the electoral register or to update your details if you’re likely to be posted abroad as:

  • a Crown servant (eg diplomatic or overseas civil service)
  • a British Council employee
  • the spouse or civil partner of a Crown servant or British Council employee

Registering takes around 5 minutes. You’ll need your National Insurance number, if you have one.

If you aren’t already registered to vote, you must register by 7 June if you want to vote in the EU referendum on 23 June.

You can register to vote at any time. The deadline for registering to vote in the 5 May elections was 18 April.

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Before you start

You can also register by post.

Children of Crown servants or British Council employees

You must register by post if all the following apply:

  • you’re between 14 and 16 years old
  • the child of a Crown servant or British Council employee from Scotland
  • living with your parent or guardian overseas

Send the form to your local Electoral Registration Office.

If you’re the child of a Crown Servant or British Council employee and from England, Wales and Northern Ireland, you can register as an overseas adult when you turn 16.

If you’re not a Crown servant or British Council employee

There are separate registration services for:

Northern Ireland

This service is for England, Wales and Scotland only.

You’ll need to register using a different form if you live in Northern Ireland.

Last updated: 20 April 2016