Councilwhat's new...Electoral Services canvassers will be calling at your property between Friday 15th August and Sunday 31st August 2008 asking you to confirm the details held on the current Register of Electors. If canvassers are unable to gain a response they will post the voter registration form through your letterbox. If the form is not returned by mid September, canvassers will be calling again with a reminder form between Friday 19th September and Monday 27th October. You can only vote in elections if your name appears in the register of electors. A new version of the register will be published on 1st December 2008. If your name is included you will be eligible to vote in next year's European Parliamentary election which will take place on 4 June 2008. The law requires you to give the information requested on the form even if you are already registered. So please fill it in, sign it and return it to the electoral registration officer as quickly as possible. Step by step guide to the voter registration form (PDF 300k) |
All electoral registration forms
Following changes to legislation that came into force on the 1st January 2007, it is now no longer possible to download a postal vote application or proxy vote application form from the website. If you require a postal or proxy application form, please contact the electoral services office.
Elector registration form (rolling registration) (PDF 25k)
For information, see who can vote.
Declaration of local connection - homeless person (PDF 18k)
This form is designed to be completed by a homeless person in order for them to be able to be placed onto the electoral register. They would complete this form instead of the usual rolling registration form.
Declaration of local connection - mental health patient (PDF 18k)
This form is designed to be completed by a person who is under Mental Health Care in order for them to be able to be placed onto the electoral register. They would complete this form instead of the usual rolling registration form.
Declaration of local connection - remand prisoner (PDF 18k)
This form is designed to be completed by a prisoner being held on remand in order for them to be able to be placed onto the electoral register. They would complete this form instead of the usual rolling registration form.
Application to register/renew electoral registration as a citizen of the European Union (PDF 25k)
This form is intended for EU member citizens to complete so that they can be registered in the UK. The form is also designed for the person to indicate whether or not they would like to vote in any European elections held in the UK, or if they would prefer to vote in their own home country instead. It is also recommended that they complete the usual rolling registration form.
Application to register/renew registration as a merchant seaman (PDF 33k)
This form is designed to be completed by a person who works as a Merchant Seaman, in order for them to be placed onto the electoral register. They would need to complete this form instead of the usual rolling registration form.
Application to register/renew as an overseas elector (PDF 75k)
This form is intended to be completed by a British National living overseas, or for a British National who will be living out of the country for a period of more than 6 months. In order to qualify for registering as an overseas elector, the applicant must have been registered for an address within the authority within the past 15 years.
Application to register as a service elector (PDF 53k)
If you are based overseas, you can register as a service voter by filling in an electoral registration form for members of the armed forces. This form allows you to be registered to vote at an address in the UK while you are away from home or posted abroad. You can also register as a service voter if you live in the UK but may be posted elsewhere at short notice or if you are the spouse or civil partner of a member of the armed forces. As a service voter, you must renew your registration every three years, but you can cancel it at any time. You will receive a reminder letter from your electoral services office three months before you need to renew your Service Voter registration. If you change your address, you must inform the electoral services office, or you will not receive your reminder.
If you are based in the UK, you can also register in the normal way by filling in the Voter Registration Form delivered to your home between September and November every year. If you did not register or have moved since then, you can still register by filling in a Household Voter Registration form (PDF 45k).
Application to register as a Crown Servant or British Council employee or spouse (PDF 49k)
If you are working outside the UK as a Crown Servant or as an employee of the British Council, you can still register to vote. You can also register if you are married to a Crown Servant or British Council employee and you are accompanying them during their employment abroad. You need to be registered at the address where you would be living if you were in the UK, or at your last registered address.
Application to register Anonymously (PDF 36k)
There is a strict criteria for anonymous registration and a person has to provide evidence such as a relevant order under the Family Law Act 1996 or the Protection from Harassment Act 1997. If a person does not have an order they can apply using an attestation that has to be signed by a qualifying officer of various organisations that are listed in the Section 31J of the Representation of the People (England and Wales) (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2006. It cannot be used as an ex–directory system for those who do not want their details published in the register.
Notes for an anonymous entry application
For more information about any of these forms, please contact the the Electoral Registration Office.