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Register for a Postal Vote

Register yourself for a Posal Vote, it's the easiest way to ensure your vote is cast.

The best way to ensure your vote is cast is to apply for a Postal Vote, this way you get your ballot papers early and you can fill it in and return it at your convenience.

The quickest and easiest way to register for a postal vote is online via the link below.
Register for a Postal Vote

Can I help someone else register?

If someone you know is unable to register but would like to vote, they can either:

Anyone who calls to register needs their National Insurance Number to hand, if they have one, as this is required as part of the application.
If you can't give your national insurance number you will be asked to say why, and we may contact you to ask for further information in order to confirm your identity.
The electoral register is only updated at certain times of the year, generally the first working day of every month. Please be aware these are strict legal deadlines which we are unable to change.

You are not automatically registered to vote by any other contact you have had with the council, such as when you register for council tax.

Why register?

  • You must be on the electoral register to vote in future elections and referendums
  • By law you must respond to an invitation to register to vote or you could be fined up to £80 
  • If you are not on the register, which is used by credit reference agencies, you may find it harder to get a:
    • loan
    • mortgage
    • finance agreement
    • mobile phone contract

Who can register?

You can register to vote if you are - 

  • 16 or older, although you can't vote until your 18 
  • a British Citizen 
  • Irish, qualifying Commonwealth or European Union citizen living in the UK

Access Your vote matters website for a list of qualifying Commonwealth or European countries

You can't register to vote if you are in the UK illegally.

Silksworth Ward, Sunderland, from the air.

When will my name appear on the electoral register?

Electoral registration date information can be found here.

For more information about registering to vote can be found on Electoral Commission.

Promoted by George Callaghan on behalf of Silksworth Labour Party, both at 11 Rutland Avenue, Silksworth, Sunderland, SR3 1JH

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