Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 99365

Absent Voting: Foreign Nationals

Tabled: 11 December 2025
Answered: 22 December 2025

Question

Rupert Lowe

Restore BritainGreat Yarmouth

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Government monitors the number of postal or proxy votes issued to non-UK nationals eligible to vote in local elections.

Answer

Samantha Dixon
The Department does not hold data on the number of postal or proxy votes issued to foreign nationals eligible to vote in English local elections. The Department also does not hold data on the number of foreign nationals registered to vote in English local...

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