Registering to Vote

The role of the Council's Electoral Services Team is to ensure that every eligible Westminster resident can, if they wish, exercise their right to vote.

Can anyone register to vote in the City of Westminster?

No. You must be a British, Irish or Commonwealth citizen or a citizen of another European Union state and be resident in Westminster. Please see the 'Voter Registration: Frequently asked questions' section on this web site which provides a list of countries. All applicants, whether through the annual process or rolling registration, are required to state their nationality. Failure to do so may result in delay before your name can be added to the register. You must be over 18 years old to vote. However you can appear on the Register if you are 16 or 17. Your name will be shown with the date on which you will be eligible to vote, you will then be able to vote in any election that happens on or after your birthday.

Rolling Registration

Register Now

Every autumn Electoral Services staff deliver a registration form to households in the City of Westminster.  Although no one is obliged to vote, the law does require that this registration form is returned. The 2011/12 Register of Electors was published on 1st December 2011.

Between December and August you can register by completing an individual voter registration form.  You can register as soon as you move into the City of Westminster.  All you have to do is download and complete the voter registration form or telephone the electoral services team and ask for a form to be posted to you. 

Under Rolling Registration, monthly updates are published showing the names of those that have been added, deleted or amended since the publication of the Register.  The process is subject to strict deadlines.  The date the form is received by Electoral Services determines when the amendments to the Register will be made.  The significant dates for 2011/12 are as follows:

Rolling Registration is suspended between September and December as the new register is compiled.

We also have special application forms for people living overseas; crown servants or diplomats and their dependants; remand prisoners; homeless people; and voluntary patients in mental health hospitals.  Please seek further advice from Electoral Services.

All those people registered to vote in Westminster by 1st March 2011 will receive confirmation of their registration which will contain all the relevant information we hold on any electors registered at an address.

Anonymous Registration

You can apply to be registered anonymously if you believe that being on the register of electors could affect your safety. If you believe this to be the case please contact electoral services to find out more information and to be advised on what you should do next.

Voter Registration and Absent Vote Forms

Voter Registration Form 2012 (151kb)

Proxy Vote Application 2012 (159kb)

Postal Vote Application 2012 (112kb)

Purchasing the Edited Electoral Register

If you would like to purchase the current Edited Register of Electors you can choose between a data version, that can be sent via email, or a printed version. Please click on the links below for a breakdown of the prices. To establish which wards you require please click here.

Edited Register of Electors 2012 Price List (Data)

Edited Register of Electors 2012 Price List (Printed)

A handling fee will be applied when purchasing the Edited Register. This is £20.00 for the data version and £10.00 for the printed version. A further £5.00 postage and packaging charge may also be payable if you wish for the printed version to be sent via Royal Mail.

Please send a written request specifying which format you require the register in and the contact details of where to send it, along with a cheque made payable to Westminster City Council.

If you have any further queries regarding the sale of the Edited Register of Electors please email electoralservices@westminster.gov.uk or call 0207 641 2730.