Electoral Registration

The Register of Electors (Voters’ Roll) is a list of addresses showing the names of those who are qualified to vote at various types of elections and referendums.

The Register is updated and re-published annually (usually on 1 December) following a canvass of all households. After publication, the register is updated on a monthly basis. 

The law requires the Electoral Registration Officer to publish two versions of the register:

  • The electoral register and
  • The open register

Further information is available on the Electoral Commission website.

Register to vote

Registering to vote is easy…it only takes 5 minutes.
You can register on the Gov.uk website via the link below.  

Register to vote (gov.uk website)

Electoral Register display locations

How to register to vote

Register to Vote (gov.uk website)

To register to vote online, you need just five minutes and your National Insurance number.

You don’t need to register to vote before every election.

If you live at two addresses because you are a student, you may be able to register to vote at both addresses.


Update your details

If you move house, you should register to vote again.

If you change your name for any reason, you can either:

If you can’t register online, you can either:

Who can register to vote in Scotland

To register to vote, you must be:

    • a UK or Irish citizen, or
    • a qualifying Commonwealth citizen living in the UK, or
    • a qualifying foreign national who is living in Scotland and has permission to enter or stay in the UK, or who does not need such permission, including EU citizens.

You must also be aged 14 or over (but you can’t vote until you’re 16 years old)

The application should be for the address at which you currently reside, that being your usual and permanent place of residence and not a temporary residence such as a holiday home or second home.

Further information is available on the Electoral Commission website.

Special Category Electors / Registration

The following links to the Electoral Commission website, provide information regarding registration and voting for –

Copies of registration forms for the above categories are available from our downloads section.