Figures obtained by the Guardian from local authorities across the country suggest there was a lack of awareness among EU citizens that they needed to notify their councils that they were going to vote in the UK and not in their home country by 7 May.
Izibalo ezitholwe yi-Guardian kuziphathimandla zendawo ezweni lonke zikhombisa ukuthi bekungekho ukuqwashisa phakathi kwezakhamizi ze-EU obekudingeka kwaziswe imikhandlu yazo ukuthi zizovota e-UK hhayi ezweni lazo ngomhla we-7 kuMeyi.