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Minimum age to register, England and Northern Ireland

16 years

standing figure · verified 2026-10-04 against the official source

If you live in England or Northern Ireland You must be aged 16 or over to register.

key

uk/gov/register-to-vote/age-england-ni

value

16 years

period

—

effective

— to date

source

https://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote

verified

2026-10-04 — fresh (33 days ago; next check by 2026-11-03)

next expected change

none named (irregular: changed by statute or order on no fixed date)

source checked

2026-11-02 (the newest day the automated check fetched the source page)

hash

sha256:701ebc4412a19e16736eb3c2d372ac52273d8e6d897d9a6234c3a718030a0786

signature

EdDSA, key db-2026-10 — keys

As JSON

curl -s https://databutler.dev/f/uk/gov/register-to-vote/age-england-ni?max_age=30d — schema; verify with npx verified-facts verify https://databutler.dev/f/uk/gov/register-to-vote/age-england-ni

{
  "protocol": "verified-facts/0.3",
  "key": "uk/gov/register-to-vote/age-england-ni",
  "aliases": [
    "uk/gov/vote/age-england-ni",
    "uk/gov/voter-registration/age-england-ni",
    "uk/gov/electoral-register/age-england-ni"
  ],
  "label": "Minimum age to register, England and Northern Ireland",
  "value": 16,
  "unit": "years",
  "period": null,
  "effectiveFrom": null,
  "effectiveTo": null,
  "source": "https://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote",
  "quote": "If you live in England or Northern Ireland You must be aged 16 or over to register.",
  "verifiedDate": "2026-10-04",
  "nextScheduledRefresh": "2026-11-03",
  "changeCadence": "irregular",
  "nextExpectedChange": null,
  "sourceCheckedAt": "2026-11-02",
  "status": "fresh",
  "ageDays": 33,
  "maxAgeDays": null,
  "hash": "sha256:701ebc4412a19e16736eb3c2d372ac52273d8e6d897d9a6234c3a718030a0786",
  "signature": {
    "alg": "EdDSA",
    "kid": "db-2026-10",
    "jws": "eyJhbGciOiJFZERTQSIsImtpZCI6ImRiLTIwMjYtMTAifQ.._EPu6Etaf598aM0RRY0g17as5aQ23Ubh1IE-UbsIqPb1pTsbOrLh-qRde_RJ11ouz3tIsZ83jWr7T5FyB2PsDA",
    "keys": "https://databutler.dev/.well-known/jwks.json"
  },
  "publisher": {
    "name": "Data Butler",
    "url": "https://databutler.dev/"
  },
  "cite": {
    "url": "https://databutler.dev/facts/uk/gov/register-to-vote/age-england-ni",
    "text": "databutler.dev, verified 2026-10-04 against https://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote"
  }
}