British residents in Spain may vote in local and European elections

Elections in the UK

British resident in Spain may vote in UK General Elections for up to fifteen years while they are abroad. You can download an overseas voting registration form here. More information about British Nationals voting from abroad in UK and European elections, please visit the About My Vote website.

Elections in Spain

British residents may also vote in local and European elections (and stand as candidates). For this, they must appear on the municipal register (padrón municipal) at their local Town Hall (which all residents are legally required to do), and produce their residence certificate/card or passport and evidence that they reside in the appropriate electoral registration area (such as title deeds, rent contract etc.) Those residents who already appear on the municipal register must go to the Town Hall and state specifically that they wish to be able to vote. Appearing on the register does not automatically mean residents are registered to vote.

Further information is available from the Ministry of the Interior Tel: 900 101 900 or the INE (Instituto Nacional de Estadística) website.