County Councils: Elections

(asked on 22nd April 2020) - View Source

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether EU nationals will be eligible to stand as candidates in the county council elections scheduled for May 2021.


Answered by
Chloe Smith Portrait
Chloe Smith
This question was answered on 27th April 2020

Further to the response given to PQ 1802 on 29 January 2020, there has been no change to the rights of EU citizens resident in the UK to stand and vote in local elections. The Scottish Parliament and Welsh Assembly are responsible for their own franchises.

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