To be able to vote in elections, you need to be registered to vote.
If you are registered to vote, you will be on our electoral register. This is a list of residents in Rushmoor who are eligible to vote in elections.
Everyone who is 16 years or over and eligible to be registered, is required by law to be on the electoral register. You must register even if you don't want to vote.
The next elections in Aldershot and Farnborough are scheduled to take place on Thursday 7 May 2026.
Check if you are registered to vote
Find out if you are registered to vote, by which method of voting and if you are on the open register.
Check if you are registered to vote
Register to vote
Apply to get on the electoral register or update your details.
Register to vote on GOV.UK
Make a change
Find out what to do if you have moved home, changed your name, or want to make another change.
Make a change to your voter registration
Other ways to register to vote
Register to vote if you live abroad
Find out how to register to vote and you are not living in the UK.
Visit our register to vote if you live abroad web page
Register to vote if you are in the armed forces
Find out how to register to vote if you serve in the armed forces.
Visit our register to vote if you are in the armed forces web page
Register to vote anonymously
Find out how to register to vote if you are a domestic abuse victim/survivor or you have other safety concerns.
Visit our register to vote anonymously web page
Deadline for registering to vote in an election
To be registered to vote in an election, you must register 11 working days before the date of the election.
When credit companies will know you are registered
We usually publish a new electoral register once a year on 1 December following a full canvass of electors.
You can, however, register to vote at any time, updates are usually sent to credit companies on the 1st of every month, the deadlines are below. The only months credit companies do not receive an update is October and November as it is during our yearly canvass of electors.
As long as no-one objects to your name appearing on the electoral register for the address you give, we will add you to it when we update it.
We will let you know when we have added your name to the electoral register and also if anyone has objected to your name being included on it.
| Deadline for registering to vote | Publication date |
|---|---|
| 11 December 2024 | 2 January 2025 |
| 10 January 2025 | 3 February 2025 |
| 7 February 2025 | 3 March 2025 |
| 10 March 2025 | 1 April 2025 |
| 9 April 2025 | 1 May 2025 |
| 9 May 2025 | 2 June 2025 |
| 9 June 2025 | 1 July 2025 |
| 10 July 2025 | 1 August 2025 |
| 8 August 2025 | 1 September 2025 |
| 9 September 2025 | 1 October 2025 |
| 10 October 2025 | 3 November 2025 |
How we use your personal information for elections
You can read about the information you send us and what we use it for in our electoral registration privacy notice.
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