Politics UK
How Can You Vote in the General Election?
Register to Vote: http://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote
Am I Registered?: https://www.gov.uk/get-on-electoral-register
With application deadlines approaching at the end of the month, we give you a quick summary of how you can register to vote in the UK general election. Please share this video with friends and family who you think might want to know how they can vote.
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In this video we explore Burnham’s promise to implement a more representative electoral system in the UK but will he actually succeed where countless other governments have failed – and actually change the voting system?
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SOURCES
History of Electoral Reform
Idox Group Electoral Reform: A Never Ending Story?
https://www.idoxgroup.com/insights/electoral-reform-a-never-ending-story/
BBC News Opposing Voting Reform ‘Selfish’ and ‘Immoral’
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-41775307
UK in a Changing Europe Electoral Reform: the State of Debate and Future Prospects
https://ukandeu.ac.uk/electoral-reform-the-state-of-debate-and-future-prospects/
Make Votes Matter 2024 Was Our Least Representative Election Ever
News Articles
Electoral Reform Society Prime Minister Announces Manifesto Pledge at Labour Conference
Prime Minister announces manifesto pledge and historic National Commission at Labour Conference
The Guardian Labour MPs Will Push Burnham to back Voting Reform
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/aug/25/andy-burnham-electoral-reform-first-past-the-post
Labour List Majority of MPs Back Review of Voting System
https://labourlist.org/2026/08/majority-labour-mps-review-voting-system/
Official Resources
Parliament UK Alex Sobel Amendment
https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/4080/stages/20676/amendments/10035247
Labour Andy Burnham Conference Speech Transcript
Polling
YouGov Should We Change Our Current British Voting System
https://yougov.com/en-gb/trackers/should-we-change-our-current-british-voting-system
More in Common September MRP Poll
0:00 Can Burnham Actually Ditch First-Past-the-Post?
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Nigel Farage said Andy Burnham’s comments about potentially rejoining the EU had given him “the biggest boost in [his] career”. We look at why — even if it seems counter-intuitive — another Brexit debate could actually hurt Farage.
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Sources:
Farage responds to Burnham’s decision to reopen EU debate
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/oct/01/burnhams-reopening-of-brexit-debate-is-biggest-boost-in-my-career-says-farage
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/sep/30/andy-burnham-uk-could-go-all-the-way-rejoining-eu
British public sentiment on the EU
https://yougov.com/en-gb/articles/54925-what-do-britons-think-of-brexit-10-years-since-the-referendum
https://yougov.com/en-gb/articles/54567-how-strong-is-uk-support-for-rejoining-the-european-union
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/03/half-want-to-rejoin-eu-and-backing-it-could-drive-up-labour-vote-megapoll-finds
https://www.politico.eu/article/the-politico-poll-britons-want-to-get-closer-to-the-eu-and-even-farages-voters-agree/
Economic impact of Brexit
https://ukandeu.ac.uk/brexits-impact-on-the-uk-economy/
https://www.economicsobservatory.com/how-has-brexit-affected-business-investment-in-the-uk
Reform UK crises
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckly020edl45o
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3v4zvyde15o
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Yesterday, Holborn and St. Pancras headed to the polls to select a new MP (replacing former MP Keir Starmer). With another leader on the ballot, the Green’s Zack Polanski, all eyes were on the race… one Polanski ultimately lost.
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It’s been a few days now, but the UK is still responding to the reverberations caused by Andy Burnham’s bombshell conference speech. But in this video, we’re going to focus on one of his speech’s last topics: the UK-EU relationship.
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Before the Brexit referendum, a whole bunch of MPs explained to Britain how the economy would collapse post-Brexit. While Brexit hasn’t yet happened, some did say that the destruction would take place immediately after the vote; which didn’t exactly happen as expected. So in this video, we explain what’s happened and why the economy hasn’t done too badly in the end.
[1] – shorturl.at/cefrY
[2] – https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peoplenotinwork/unemployment/timeseries/mgsx/lms
[3] – https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/grossdomesticproductgdp/bulletins/quarterlynationalaccounts/apriltojune2019
[4] – https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/grossdomesticproductgdp/compendium/unitedkingdomnationalaccountsthebluebook/2019/nationalaccountsataglance
[5] – https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peoplenotinwork/unemployment/timeseries/mgsx/lms
[6] – https://www.economist.com/britain/2019/10/31/britains-economy-is-holding-up-well-for-now
[7] – https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/personalandhouseholdfinances/expenditure/bulletins/familyspendingintheuk/financialyearending2018#household-spending-in-fye-2018-was-the-highest-since-fye-2005
[8] – https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/grossdomesticproductgdp/timeseries/dgd8/ukea
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@adrianosler1682
December 29, 2023 at 3:08 am
I am annoyed that you have to register to vote if i want to vote ill register
@adrianosler1682
December 29, 2023 at 3:08 am
The pressing question is not how but more why
@MD-oj3pm
December 29, 2023 at 3:08 am
Speaks very fast and with
unclear pronunciation.
@awesomebro3659
December 29, 2023 at 3:08 am
I resieved the forms to register for voting when I was 16 but cant remember if I filled it out or not
@juliesanders4613
December 29, 2023 at 3:08 am
I'm a Bristish citizen currently living aboard, how do I vote?
@leehaiko3999
December 29, 2023 at 3:08 am
Gotta turn 18 before December then. Anyone got suggestions, diets, etc?
@leehaiko3999
December 29, 2023 at 3:08 am
Can I vote if I live in New England ? It's kinda like England
@zaraimpala3962
December 29, 2023 at 3:08 am
I'm an Australian British citizen, I inherited my British citizenship from my Dad who was born in England.
I'm having real trouble filling out the online register to vote form because the form doesn't take into account that there are British citizens who were born overseas and have never set foot in the UK.
I have a British passport, and the Queen says I'm alright on it.
Any tips on how to register to vote?
I can't exactly head in to my local UK Electoral Registration Office.
@dylanlcreser
December 29, 2023 at 3:08 am
I mean, I know that I can’t vote or register yet (a couple of months until I can register) but… why not watch?
@dstarfire42
December 29, 2023 at 3:08 am
Most Anglophiles reaction:
Must be registered to vote: check.
Must be 18 or over: tick. starts getting excited
Be a British, Irish, or Commonwealth citizen: D*MNIT!! There's ALWAYS a catch, isn't there. 🙁
I've learned how to replace 'or' with 'our', and when to add or drop definite articles. Surely, that should be enough?
@Javeec
December 29, 2023 at 3:08 am
Is Switzerland the only country where you don't need to specifically register to be on the electoral register?
@elliotwatson3754
December 29, 2023 at 3:08 am
At least I can vote in the next one
@ekospons
December 29, 2023 at 3:08 am
Why do people even have to register in the first place? What's the point? I live in Belgium, and here everyone can automatically vote from the age of 18. No need to register, ever. I believe we are all automatically registered when we turn 18. Why do certain countries have the extra step to register first? It seems like an unneccesairy step to take, making it more difficult to vote. That does not seem overly democratic to me…?
@flarelia2019
December 29, 2023 at 3:08 am
Canadian distantly snacks on popcorn
@lemonvince9143
December 29, 2023 at 3:08 am
Brexit: The Game Changer
@sirBrouwer
December 29, 2023 at 3:08 am
Why do you need to register in order to vote? I am Dutch and here every inhabitant that are able to vote can just do that. You don't need to do anything extra than the voting it self.
@ctrlaltCookie
December 29, 2023 at 3:08 am
homeless can vote you are spreading disinformation.
@colinmunro3158
December 29, 2023 at 3:08 am
Comparing the information in this video to my voting experience here in Canada, I can safely say that registering to vote in Canada is much simpler than in the UK. In Canada you can register to vote online or at your local government office, after which you are eligible to vote for life. Each election you receive a card stating where and when you go to vote. Once at the polls you must display photo ID with your name and home address on it such as your drivers licence, and surrender the card with the voting info on it in exchange for your ballot. The system is largely automated, highly consistent, and very convenient. In Canada knowing whether you’re eligible to vote is as easy as remembering whether or not you’ve voted in a previous election.
@CyFr
December 29, 2023 at 3:08 am
I don't think I as a Canadian, as formal British colony of the British Commonwealth, can vote. Sad.
@aphrodite8674
December 29, 2023 at 3:08 am
Serious question: who are “qualifying Commonwealth citizens”?
As a bare hypothetical, would an EU citizen who is also a Canadian citizen be able to vote in these elections?
@ajroman4387
December 29, 2023 at 3:08 am
but what if im american
@DirtyUncleOwen
December 29, 2023 at 3:08 am
I was just about to send you guys an email asking to do a quick video about this exact topic!
I was also going to see if you could talk about the rules on polling day itself.
Such as when the polls open and close, and when you need to be at the station in order to be eligible to cast your ballot. Ive seen a few things around as long as you turn up before 10pm, they have to let you in to vote you cannot be turned away. Similarly I saw something about provisional ballots, if they dont have you down at the station,
@robertmenzies6939
December 29, 2023 at 3:08 am
Hi been subscribed to your channel for some time and think you make great content. Can I please ask if you would consider doing a video on the parties in the election and what they stand for. At this point I have no idea who I want to vote for so would appreciate guidance to allow an informed vote.
@flyingfiddler90q
December 29, 2023 at 3:08 am
I'm not a brit, but I am in favor of everyone who is eligible to vote voting, in any country.
@yourlieinkentucky4004
December 29, 2023 at 3:08 am
2:53
12 days before the 12th of December is not the 26th of November…
Can someone explain this
@michaelzheng5250
December 29, 2023 at 3:08 am
Title: How can you vote in the General Election
Me: I can’t, I am underage and living in
the Dominion ofCanada@ripp_
December 29, 2023 at 3:08 am
You "have to be resident at an address in the UK" should be followed by "or live or spend the majority of your time there" You can register to vote without an permanent or any physical address (such as a house), you can use an address of where you spend most of your time
@grantritchie3429
December 29, 2023 at 3:08 am
Damn! I'm so pro-Brexit that I gave this a watch to see if there was ANY way I could vote. And I'm an American. 😮
@jacquesantoineportal
December 29, 2023 at 3:08 am
It took me 4 months to register to vote. PLEASE START THE PROCESS ASAP. Admittedly I am an odd case here, not having a national insurance number, and needing to register for postal voting abroad.
DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME WITH THE TAX OFFICE TO FIND YOUR NATIONAL INSURANCE NUMBER!
Your voting registration office might ask you to try to find your national insurance number to make their lives easier…. To do this you'll need to send a paper form to the tax office. This process will take a month to complete and for me (as expected) was useless because I don't have a national insurance number.
You can instead add a photocopy of your passport (or other valid ID) to the paper form you'll send, and this is enough to register to vote!
I had to apply to get my right to vote twice (first one being denied for not having a national insurance number) which took 2 months. Then I had to apply for postal voting. This took another 3 attempts! The 1st one didn't go through because they thought I could not get the right to vote without a national insurance number, the 2nd one "didn't make it to the voting registration office" and the 3rd one took 2 weeks to go through.
Ps: If like me you don't have a national insurance number, do not believe them when they tell you "you automatically get one when you turn 16". THIS IS WRONG!
@Vienna3080
December 29, 2023 at 3:08 am
I'm not even British but im gonna watch this video anyway
@jimitaylor9902
December 29, 2023 at 3:08 am
So happy! I’ll become 18 years old one month after the election, so I don’t even get a say in possibly the most important election of my time. 🙁
@edsr164
December 29, 2023 at 3:08 am
Remember: vote for Brexit-committed candidates
@obradinn7491
December 29, 2023 at 3:08 am
I truly hope this election is the end of this fucking shitshow. And the end of the tory party. Let it go the way of the BNP and wind up in administration.
@eoghan.5003
December 29, 2023 at 3:08 am
Love the fact that Swinson is smiling that forced smile as she fades into the background in the thumbnail 😂
@doc0core
December 29, 2023 at 3:08 am
Do people really think that voting for parliament can fix the problem created by voting in referendum?
@yannickmartens2041
December 29, 2023 at 3:08 am
So, which Commonwealth countries are eligible?
@yeetntnt2903
December 29, 2023 at 3:08 am
i wish the voting age was lower its my future not the boomers who're gonna die soon anyway
@OnSilverWings
December 29, 2023 at 3:08 am
As a British citizen living in Sweden I'm already registered and set up for postal vote. Even if you don't want to go out and vote due to the time of year then PLEASE set up a vote by post or proxy. Whatever your political views the only way the UK will truly move forward is if everyone votes.
@AndreaCrossett
December 29, 2023 at 3:08 am
So, to clarify, qualifying Commonwealth citizens would be citizens of Commonwealth countries that have residency in the UK?
@peelwell6581
December 29, 2023 at 3:08 am
I am a qualifying citizen of the commonwealth, i am here for my education so i have no idea what my insurance number is, i thought that was crucial to vote, it isn't?
@snoman1999
December 29, 2023 at 3:08 am
Where’s the links on how to register etc ?
@rembrandtshadows
December 29, 2023 at 3:08 am
My head hurts . . . . I think I will buy some merch.
@lordgong4980
December 29, 2023 at 3:08 am
So yeah i dont think the United States is still part of the Commenwealth so i will not be voting.
@bhromorrahman8513
December 29, 2023 at 3:08 am
Conservative majority incoming
@kurgo_
December 29, 2023 at 3:08 am
The British voting system is an atrocious mess. I can see hoiw the yanks have similar garbage going on over there.
@hoggif
December 29, 2023 at 3:08 am
That is so complicated. Were I live, they know my nationality and that I exist and that I am alive. Therefore I can vote. When I got to adult age, I was automatically given the right to vote without doing anything.
If I live abroad, I can vote in the local embassy or by mail.
@cucco1
December 29, 2023 at 3:08 am
You have to register to be able to vote? Lol
@leizhang2447
December 29, 2023 at 3:08 am
I wonder what will happen if everyone vote for Sinn Féin and they win the election ?
@CallieMasters5000
December 29, 2023 at 3:08 am
I'd just ask the Russians to help you vote. They're real good at this stuff.
@johnfoelster507
December 29, 2023 at 3:08 am
TL;DR: No, because I'm an American.