London Borough of Croydon

If you are a British citizen living abroad, you can apply to be an overseas voter as long as you were registered to vote in the UK within the last 15 years. If you were too young to register when you left the UK, you will be eligible if a parent or guardian was registered.

Once registered, an overseas elector can vote by post or proxy for all UK Parliamentary and European Parliamentary elections.

Who is eligible

You can register as an overseas elector if:

  • you are a British citizen living outside the United Kingdom
  • your name was previously on the electoral register for an address within the borough
  • there is no more than 15 years between the qualifying date for the registration and the date of the application.

Service voter

HM Forces service voters now have the choice of registering by declaration or on a household or monthly registration form. If a service voter registers as a 'normal' elector, they effectively cease to be categorised as a service voter. The declaration must be submitted via the relevant government department or the British Council.

Members of the armed forces and their spouses may register:

  • by service declaration (for a period of 36 months). The declaration must be received by the electoral registration officer within three months of the date of the declaration and may be cancelled at any time by the declarant
  • at their home address using individual application forms or the annual canvass form.

Crown servants and British Council employees continue to be classed as service voters. Their declarations and those of their spouses will no longer require proof.

Who is eligible

HM Forces (Army, Royal Air Force, Royal Navy), crown servants (diplomats, civil servants), and British Council employees now have the choice of registering by declaration or on a household registration form as a service voter. Renewal forms are sent out three months prior to the renewal date.

Contact Details

Contact name
Electoral Services
Telephone
020 8726 6300
Fax
020 8407 1308
Email
electoral.services@croydon.gov.uk
Address
Electoral Services
The Town Hall
Katharine Street
Croydon
CR9 1DE

Office hours are 8.45am to 5.15pm.

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