Register to vote or update your details

To vote in UK elections and referendum, your name and address must be on the electoral register.

It's your responsibility to register on the electoral register. You won't automatically be registered, even if you pay Council Tax. You can check if you’re already registered to vote by contacting us using the details on this page.

To register to vote you must be:

• over 16 years of age. You can start voting when you turn 18
• a British, Irish, EU or qualifying Commonwealth citizen

Register to vote

The quickest and easiest way to register to vote is online – it only takes five minutes.

You'll just need your:

• National Insurance number
• date of birth
• address

Register to vote

If you do not want to apply online, please contact the election team, using the contact details on this page, for a paper application form or to register over the phone.

You can only register yourself to vote. You can't register a family member, even if they live in the same property.

Updating your details

You will need to register to vote again if you move to a new address within or outside Hart.

If you have changed your name and your address remains the same, you will need to provide proof of this change. We need:

• Details of the name you are currently registered with and current address
• Supporting evidence – such as a marriage or civil partnership certificate, deed poll or amended birth certificate

Send this information to the election team using the contact details on this page.

Anonymous voting

You can register to vote anonymously if you feel your safety would be at risk because your name and address were listed on the electoral register.

To register anonymously you will need documentary evidence such as a court order or an injunction. Please contact us to discuss this further.

Electoral register and open register

There are two versions of the register:

• electoral register – this includes the name and address of everyone registered to vote. We only use it for electoral purposes. It's also used by other organisations for certain purposes specified in law, such as detecting crime, calling people for jury service and checking credit applications.
• open register – this is an extract of the electoral register but is not used for elections. It can be bought by any person, company or organisation. For example, it is used by businesses and charities to confirm name and address details.

Your name and address will be included in the open register unless you ask for them to be removed. Removing your details from the open register does not affect your right to vote - you will still stay on the electoral register.

You can view the full electoral register at our office in Fleet. Please contact us using the details on this page.

Opting out of the open register

You can opt out of the open register but cannot opt out on behalf of another person.

Tell us to remove your name and address from the open register

You don’t need to tell us again if you told us previously.

Please note this only applies to the open register. If you would like to be removed from both registers, please email us at elections@hart.gov.uk. 

Access for people with disabilities

Please contact us if you need advice about registering to vote. We have large print documents available on request.

Mencap has produced a set of easy-read guides to voting and registering to vote.