Register to Vote

You must be registered with the Electoral Commission to be able vote.

Registration also helps with mortgage, loan, credit card and mobile phone contract applications.

If you haven’t registered before, you can register to vote here.

If you aren’t sure if you are registered, or your details have changed, you can check and update your information as part of the annual canvass, which takes place every summer.

You can also contact voting@torfaen.gov.uk

It is a legal requirement for all eligible citizens to register.

Who can register?

Anyone aged 14 and over can register if they are a British or Irish citizen.

You can also register if you have permission to enter or stay in the UK, Channel Islands or Isle of Man.

You can register if you have a connection to the borough don’t have a permanent or fixed address.

Members of the armed forces and their partners can register as a service voter.

Anonymous registration

If you feel you will be at risk if your name appears on the register of electors, you can apply to be entered anonymously. Any person living with you can also apply to vote in this way.

You will need to complete a form, give reasons, provide documentary evidence and have your application supported by either:

• A police inspector or more senior ranks
• Director General of the Security Service
• Director General of the National Crime Agency
• Any director of adult social services
• A registered medical practitioner
• Anyone who manages a refuge.

To apply to register anonymously, please contact voting@torfaen.gov.uk