Petition · past parliament
Do not allow foreign nationals to have a vote in UK general elections.
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
Today on 25/09/2019 at the Labour Party Conference the Labour Party passed a motion that would allow foreign nationals to vote in UN general elections among a raft of other immigration proposals. This should be bought before parliament and debated as soon as possible.
The motion urges
Defend the right of EU migrants to live and work in the EU under free movement rules
Give the vote to all migrants in the UK
Reject any immigration system based on quotas, caps, targets or incomes
Close all migrant detention centres
Guarantee the unconditional right to family reunion visas for migrants from outside the EU
End "no recourse to public funds" policies, which prevent some immigrants from claiming benefits
Defend the right of EU migrants to live and work in the EU under free movement rules
Give the vote to all migrants in the UK
Reject any immigration system based on quotas, caps, targets or incomes
Close all migrant detention centres
Guarantee the unconditional right to family reunion visas for migrants from outside the EU
End "no recourse to public funds" policies, which prevent some immigrants from claiming benefits
Why it was rejected
It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.
Petitions need to call on the UK Government or Parliament to take a specific action.
Some forieign nationals already have the right to vote in UK general elections if they are legally resident in the UK and meet other eligibility criteria, so we're not sure exactly how you'd like the current rules to change. You can find out more here:
https://www.gov.uk/elections-in-the-uk
You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do.
Some forieign nationals already have the right to vote in UK general elections if they are legally resident in the UK and meet other eligibility criteria, so we're not sure exactly how you'd like the current rules to change. You can find out more here:
https://www.gov.uk/elections-in-the-uk
You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do.
Timeline
| 25 Sep 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 1 Oct 2019 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
1 Oct 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.