So I know yesterday’s news from Reform isn’t promising- and it’s scary for a lot of us.

But there is good news: many immigrants have voting rights in Wales and across the UK.

I know that people might not think our vote makes a difference. But our voice does matter. Reform is increasing influence – at councils, regions and nationally – but this is not inevitable.

Here is info for those who are interested:

• If you are an EU national under the EU Settlement Scheme, you can vote at council/local elections across the UK, and parliamentary elections in Wales and Scotland.

• If you are from Spain, Denmark, Luxembourg, Portugal or Poland, you can vote at council/local elections across the UK, due to extra bilateral agreements.

• Anyone with Indefinite Leave to Remain can vote at all Scottish and Welsh elections.

• BNO Hong Kongers can vote at all British elections.

• Those who are an eligible Commonwealth national, can vote at all British elections.

• Those from Ireland, can also vote at all British elections.

Register to vote here: https://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote and for Wales: https://senedd.wales/how-we-work/elections-and-voting/register-to-vote/

Find info to tactically vote against Tories/Reform here: https://stopthetories.vote

Confirm your voting eligibility here: https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/voting-and-elections/who-can-vote-uk-elections

by coffeewalnut08

15 comments

  2. Good advice, the Reform Party are sowing hatred and division.

    I hope that people will wake up to the hate they spew.

    Hope not hate always ❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

    (Vote Plaid & Greens)

  3. Maybe if the moderate parties actually listened to what people care about, Reform wouldn’t be gaining traction. Just a thought.

  4. My partner is ILR. Since I’ve known him he’s hated politics, doesn’t ever vote or talk about it. Today he’s registered to vote in the U.K. for the first time, he’s said enough is enough!!!! The amount of tax he pays, he bloody well deserves a say in how that’s spent and it won’t be wasted on racist policies!!!

  5. Thanks for this!

    For the first time since I moved to Wales (in 2007) I am starting to feel less welcome.

    If Reform wins some sort of majority, I may have to consider my future..

    Want to scrap ILR .. and God knows what else.

    Love it here, always felt welcome .. but worried about the future.

    Maybe I’ve had my happy blinders on for too long.. ignorance is bliss.

  8. American currently living in Wales cheering you guys on from the sidelines.

    Don’t turn out like us! And don’t say you hate Trump/MAGA then turn around and vote Reform, because they’re very much the same beast.

  9. Let’s hope they don’t have the same sense and logic as the Hispanics in the US who, many of which, voted for Trump.

  10. Something to add on, citizens of ANY other country who are residents in Wales/Scotland can vote in council/local elections, but NOT parliament elections. I’m a US citizen who lived in Wales at the last election and was able to vote for the local stuff, even without Indefinite leave to remain.

  11. Wales is home for all. Reform and Farage are only trying to trump their way in to power, and we won’t let them. Fuck reform and fuck Farage.

    rFuckNigelFarage

  12. Please note how senedd members are voted in has changed! There are 6 seats for each constituency, and the parties taking these seats are based on their share of the vote. The only way your vote could be wasted is if you voted for a party that wouldn’t manage to get one seat, but because this is a new system no one can say how things will go.

    You can finally vote for who you think will be best for you, your constituency, and for Wales.

  13. Just to make this simpler for some folks, here’s a brief description in a way that makes more sense to me of who can vote and when. I’ve listed these in “Most powerful first” – e.g. someone who can vote in Parliamentary Elections can vote in every other election below it.

    **Parliamentary Elections:** *(e.g. National General Elections)* –

    British, Irish and some Commonwealth citizens [See details for Commonwealth Citizens](https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/voting-and-elections/who-can-vote/which-elections-you-can-vote#citizenship-cy)

    **Police & Crime Commissioner:** –

    Certain EU nationals for countries we have agreements with ([See details for which EU citizens Citizens](https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/voting-and-elections/who-can-vote/which-elections-you-can-vote#citizenship-cy))

    **Senedd Elections & Local Councils:** *(e.g. Welsh government & Local Councillors)* –

    All EU Citizens and “Qualifying Foreign Citizens” ([See details for qualifying Citizens](https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/voting-and-elections/who-can-vote/which-elections-you-can-vote#citizenship-cy))

    Most people who are legally allowed to remain in the country will qualify for Senedd & local elections, even being a foreign national:

    >A qualifying foreign citizen is a citizen of another country who has permission to enter or stay in the UK, or who does not need such permission.

    —

    People in prison or people guilty of election tampering are not allowed to vote, even if they would otherwise be on this list. Voting as an international student is also a little more complicated.

  14. The most curious part of this whole debate is what the point of citizenship is.

  15. why are you posting this in r/wales and moderating r/northernengland? why do you hide your post history?

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