What is the voting age in the United Kingdom?
18
The voting age is 18 for UK general elections; 16 for Scottish and Welsh devolved elections, and a reduction to 16 for all elections has been announced.
The United Kingdom is one of 196 countries classified “18” for the voting age — 88% of the 222 with data.
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Voting age
- Last checked
- 15 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Checked by hand against the source.
Nearby countries
- Isle of Man
- 16–17 The voting age is 16.
- Ireland
- 18 The voting age is 18.
- Guernsey
- 16–17 The voting age is 16.
- Jersey
- 16–17 The voting age is 16.
- Netherlands
- 18 The voting age is 18.
- Belgium
- 18 The voting age is 18.
Other laws in United Kingdom
- Compulsory Voting
- Voluntary
- Minimum Working Age
- 14–15
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