Why Get Involved?

Voting matters – it can make a difference in our neighbourhoods and communities as well as our day-to-day lives. Swindon Borough Council spends nearly two hundred million pounds per year to make sure Swindon is a modern and exciting place to live. If you live in Swindon and you vote, you are using your power to influence life in Swindon. If you don’t vote, you’re giving up control to those who do. This section of the website provides you with information on elections and registration in Swindon.

What’s New?

New Electoral Qualification Rules for Rwandan Citizens

All Rwandan citizens who are resident in Great Britain and have any type of leave to remain in the United Kingdom now qualify for electoral registration.

Applications for registration from such citizens can now be accepted, and all successful applicants will be added to the register in the same way as all other qualifying Commonwealth citizens.

Please see Registering to Vote.