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Voting

Who can vote?

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You can only vote in elections if your name is on the Register of Electors.

You can register to vote if you are:

  • Over 18, or reach the age of 18 during the period in which the register is in operation (from 1 December each year to 30 November in the following year);
  • A British or Commonwealth citizen, a citizen of the Irish Republic or a citizen of the European Union;
  • Living at an address within the Borough of Wellingborough for at least 6 months of the year.

If you are 16 or 17, you can only register if you will be 18 within the lifetime of the electoral register.  Registers last from 1 December to 30 November. You cannot vote until you are 18.


  1. You are here: Who can vote?
  2. How do I vote?
  3. Where do I vote?
  4. How do I arrange for an absent vote?

contact 01933 231513 or email

elections@wellingborough.gov.uk