Elections - Voting - Countries
People who are citizens of the United Kingdom, the Commonwealth, or the Republic of Ireland, who are aged 18 or over can register to vote.
European citizens can vote at local and European elections only. For European elections you must have signed an application to vote in the UK and not in your own country.
| Commonwealth and European Union Countries as at August 2010 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Commonwealth countries | ||
| Antigua and Barbuda | Kenya | Samoa |
| Australia | Kiribati | Seychelles |
| The Bahamas | Lesotho | Sierra Leone |
| Bangladesh | Malawi | Singapore |
| Barbados | Malaysia | Solomon Islands |
| Belize | Maldives | South Africa |
| Botswana | Malta | Sri Lanka |
| Brunei Darussalam | Mauritius | Swaziland |
| Cameroon | Mozambique | United Republic of Tanzania |
| Canada | Namibia | Tonga |
| Cyprus | Nauru | Trinidad & Tobago |
| Dominica | New Zealand | Tuvalu |
| Fiji Islands | Nigeria | Uganda |
| The Gambia | Pakistan | United Kingdom |
| Ghana | Papua New Guinea | Vanuatu |
| Grenada | Rwanda | Zambia |
| Guyana | St Kitts & Nevis | Zimbabwe |
| India | St Lucia | |
| Jamaica | St Vincent & The Grenadines | |
| British Overseas Territories | ||
| Anguilla | Cayman Islands | Pitcairn Island |
| Bermuda | Falkland Islands | St Helena |
| British Antarctic Territory | Gibraltar | St Helena dependencies( Ascension Island, Tristan da Cunha) |
| British Indian Ocean Territory | Hong Kong | South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands |
| British Virgin Islands | Montserrat | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| List of EU member states | ||
| Austria | Germany | The Netherlands |
| Belgium | Greece | Poland |
| Bulgaria | Hungary | Portugal |
| Cyprus* | Ireland* | Romania |
| Czech Republic | Italy | Slovakia |
| Denmark | Latvia | Slovenia |
| Estonia | Lithuania | Spain |
| Finland | Luxembourg | Sweden |
| France | Malta* | |
| * Citizens of the Republic of Ireland, Cyprus and Malta are eligible to be registered to vote in respect of all elections held in the UK. | ||
Contact Details
For more information on voting, please contact the Electoral Registration Office on:
Telephone 0121 704 6042,
email: election@solihull.gov.uk or call into Solihull Connect
Electoral Registration Officer
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
PO Box 18
Council House
Solihull B91 9QS