Who can register?
You can register as an overseas elector if you are a British Citizen and you have been on a UK Register of Electors at any time within the past 15 years.
If you have never been registered as an elector in the UK, you will not be eligible to register as an overseas elector. However, if you left the UK before you were 18 years of age you can register at your parent's or guardian's address, providing that you left the country no more than 15 years ago. If that address was not in the Leeds City Council area you will need to contact the electoral registration office at the local council where your parents or guardian were last registered.
How to register
A form to register as an overseas elector is available to download from this page. You can register as an overseas elector at any time, but you should be aware that for most of the year the register can close up to six weeks before an election. The annual canvass carried out between 1 September and 1 December means that the September register is used for any election during this period.
If you have any queries about overseas electors please contact our Helpline on (0113) 2224411.