Do those living in the UK but with an EU passport get to vote in the general elections on 12th december?

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Do those living in the UK but with an EU passport get to vote in the general elections on 12th december? EU citizen but been living in the UK for over a decade, with permanent residency, indefinite leave to remain, etc.

Gov website seems to be say yes we can vote, but a lot of other sources say no.

Anyone know for sure? Please state source

NO

www.gov.uk/elections-in-the-uk

Nope.
DH got British citizenship this year (after 20years of permanent residence) and this is the first time he's been able to vote in a GE. He's an eu citizen, he could vote in the local council elections, but not the general elections.

Oh right thanks both.

@Iliketeaagain out of curiosity, how much was the total cost to get british citizenshipship (and passport) last year?

I am a British Citizen and have an EU passport and I get to vote. I am from NI and I can be both!

No, understandably you need to actually be British to vote in a British election.

No

I’ve got a lot of friends and colleagues that have lived in the uk for decades, own houses here, work here and pay taxes, but they can’t vote. They say the cost of getting citizenship has massively risen over the last few years.

No, understandably you need to actually be British to vote in a British election.

You don’t, actually.

Sanctimony is always so awkward when it backfires.

Love from an enfranchised Commonwealth citizen.

No

I got British citizenship last year

Cost about £1300 total

You need to be British, Irish or a Commonwealth citizen. ( from certain Commonwealth countries)

No need to be rude, @Jassy

I live in Northern Ireland and have an Irish passport and I can vote and I use it as ID.

I was also about to come on here to point out that underneaththeash has no clue what she is talking about, but I see JassyRadlett has beaten me to it. "Qualifying Commonwealth Citizens" can vote in UK general elections. So according to the government website that includes people resident in the UK who are nationals of Botswana, Canada, Guyana, Kenya, Ghana, India and Malaysia (to name but a few) who are here with leave to remain or don't need leave to remain.

Commonwealth and Irish citizens can, not just British people

If you are Irish, you can. Otherwise unless you hold a commonwealth citizenship, no.

I would support allowing people who have continuously lived and worked here for a certain amount of time (maybe 5-10 years?) the right to vote, BTW.

^No need to be rude, @JassyRadlett

Eh, after the snotty ‘understandably you need to actually be British’ I’m pretty chilled in pointing out that the poster was not only wrong, but had made a git out of themselves in the process.

I don’t think people who reside in the south of Ireland can vote in brit elections unless they’re entitled to dual nationality or are actually British.

I would support allowing people who have continuously lived and worked here for a certain amount of time (maybe 5-10 years?) the right to vote, BTW.

Yes, absolutely. It’s a total nonsense that I could vote after living here for hardly any time but long-term residents can’t.

EU citizen here. Have spent more than half of my life in the UK, paid god knows how much tax, own a house, married to a Brit, British children... - and 12 December is the first GE I will have ever voted, but this is only because I naturalised as a British citizen last year.
Slightly pathetic that the choice is so dire!
But yes, you have to be a British citizen and to naturalise has cost me about £1600 in total, including LITUK, permanent residency etc etc

Yes it’s a bit strange, isn’t it. I’ve also got a lot of British friends that live, work, own property and pay tax in other countries, yet still get to vote.

Actually, looking at the website again, I think it's only British citizens who can still vote for up to 15 years after they've left the UK. Looks like citizens of other nationalities would have to be resident in the UK to vote.

British citizenship cost about £1400 last year, more if you aren't fluent in English enough and need lessons. Irish and commonwealth citizens have voting rights, but not eu

@Gardai all citizens of the republic of Ireland can vote in UK elections. British citizens are also permitted to vote in Irish elections. This is not related to the EU, but is an agreement between the two governments.

Hopefully someone that knows more about it can explain more of the whys!

Here is a handy list of countries whose citizens can vote in UK elections.

I have been told that commonwealth citizens need to be resident here, not sure of the technicalities of it all!

My friend is an EU citizen, has lived in the U.K. for twenty years studying here and working her way through medical school and is now a consultant in cardiology. She is unable to vote in the GE as are many of her colleagues. I think if people have lived and worked, making a life here for a significant time, they should be allowed to vote.