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Registering to vote

 
In order to vote, your name must be on the electoral register. The last possible date for an application to be received by the electoral office is the eleventh working day before polling day.

Don't forget, you must be entitled to vote to be on the register.

How to register between December and August

You will need to submit an application form to register as an elector. This form must be fully completed and signed by the applicant. You can download the form below and send it back to us by post. 

To view these documents, you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Other languages: electoral registration form

If you prefer, you can contact us using the details on the right and we will send you a form.

Special application forms are available if you are an overseas voter or a service voter, or if you meet specific safety criteria and wish to be registered anonymously.

Changing your details

If your name or other details change and you want to correct them before the autumn, email or telephone us using the details on the right of this page and we will send you a 'change of details' form.

The opt-out

When registering, please indicate if you do not want your details included in the version of the register that is for sale - the edited register. Opting out of this does not affect your voting rights or credit status.

The full register is available for inspection at the electoral office and at three local libraries, but it can only be copied by hand.

For more details, see who gets to see my details on the register? 

Household registration

Each autumn, every household is sent a registration form. You are asked to make sure all eligible residents are included, and inform us of any changes - residents may have moved out, or got married and changed their name. (The information you provide should be correct on 15 October that year.)

The details you provide will be used in the revised register published at the end of November.

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