Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 99364

Electoral Register: Nationality

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, if he will make it his policy for either (a) his Department or (b) the Electoral Commission to centrally collect nationality data for registered electors.

Answer

Samantha Dixon
The Department does not hold data on the number of foreign nationals registered to vote in UK local elections. Electoral registers are managed at a local level by Electoral Registration Officers. The Electoral Commission already has access to information ...

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