Eligible countries

Great Britain, Republic of Ireland, European Union or qualifying Commonwealth citizens are eligible to vote.

European Union countries (not for UK parliamentary elections)

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden

Qualifying Commonwealth countries

To qualify, Commonwealth citizens must be resident in the UK and either have leave to remain in the UK or not require such leave.

Antigua and Barbuda
Australia
The Bahamas
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belize
Botswana
Brunei Darussalam
Cameroon
Canada
Cyprus
Dominica
Fiji
Gambia, The
Ghana
Grenada
Guyana
India
Jamaica
Kenya
Kiribati
Lesotho
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Malta
Mauritius
Mozambique
Namibia
Nauru
New Zealand
Nigeria
Pakistan
Papua New Guinea
Rwanda
St Kitts and Nevis
St Lucia
St Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Solomon Islands
South Africa
Sri Lanka
Swaziland
Tanzania
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tuvalu
Uganda
Vanuatu
Zambia
Zimbabwe

British Dependent Territories

Anguilla
Bermuda
British Antarctic Territory
British Indian Ocean Territory
Cayman Islands
Falkland Islands and dependencies
Gibraltar
Montserrat
Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands
St Helena and dependencies
Turks and Caicos Islands
Virgin Islands

Special citizenship arrangements allow citizens of Hong Kong to register.  Following its transfer to Chinese sovereignty on 1 July 1997, Hong Kong was deleted from the list of British Overseas Territories.  Any previous resident of Hong Kong who holds a British Dependent Territories, British Nationals (Overseas) or British Overseas Passport meets the nationality criteria for all elections within the UK.  Any previous resident of Hong Kong who only has a Chinese Special Administrative Region Passport is Chinese and may not register.