Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 48670
EU Nationals: Voting Rights
Tabled: 28 April 2025
Answered: 7 May 2025
Question
Martin Wrigley
Liberal Democrat — Newton Abbot
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing EU citizens with settled status in the UK the right to vote in local and parliamentary elections.
Answer
Rushanara AliEU citizens who were legally resident in the UK prior to withdrawal from the EU, or whose countries have a bilateral reciprocal voting rights agreement with the UK, can vote in local elections in England and Northern Ireland. Citizens of EU Member States ...
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