Electoral Registration

How often is the Electoral Register updated?

How do I get my name on the Electoral Register?

Annual Canvass

Each year between September and November we send a form to every household on our records asking for the details to be checked, and updated where necessary. If the details have not changed you must still re-register by either calling the FREEPHONE telephone registration number shown on the form, by using the internet registration site or by signing the form and returning it to us by post. This will ensure that you remain registered.

Rolling Registration

You can apply to be added to the Register between December and August by completing an application form, Download an application form to register as an elector. (88K), if you have moved house or are not registered.

Once completed, send the form to us at: Electoral Registration Officer, District of Wyre Forest, Civic Centre, New Street, Stourport-on-Severn, Worcs, DY13 8UJ and we will process your application promptly.If in any doubt please contact the Electoral Registration Officer for further advice

The Statutory Timetable for adding names to the register is shown below. We will write to you to confirm that your application has been accepted once the necessary deadline has passed.

Following your initial registration you must ensure that you complete and return the Annual Canvass form which will be sent to your property in August to remain registered.

Why should I register?

• It is much harder to obtain credit if you are not on the Register.

How can I view the register?

You can check the Electoral Register at the Civic Centre, Stourport-on-Severn or at the local libraries.

Alternatively you can contact the Electoral Registration Office on 01562 732928 who will check the register for you.

What if I am not on the published register?

All you need to do is complete an application form to register as an elector  (88K). You need to sign your own form - someone else cannot do it for you.

When you send us your completed, signed form we will add you to our list of new applications. Any elector can then object to your name being added to the register. If this happens we will write to you.

How do I register to vote if I live overseas?

If you are a British citizen living outside the UK and you meet the criteria detailed below, you can register to vote as an overseas elector. This will enable you to vote in Parliamentary elections and European Parliamentary elections in the UK.

In order to register you must meet one of the following two sets of conditions:

• your name was previously on the electoral register for an address in the UK;
• you were living in the UK on the relevant qualifying date for that register; and there are no more than 15 years between that date and the date of your application,

or that:

• you last lived in the UK less than 15 years before the date of the application;
• you were too young to be on the electoral register before you left;
• a parent or guardian was on the electoral register, for the address at which you were living;
• you are now at least 18 years old or will become 18 during the life of the register for which you are applying.

How do I register to vote if I am in the Services?

If you are a member of the armed forces or the spouse of a service person you can register:

• Either as an ordinary elector at your home address, using the monthly application form or the annual canvass form;
• Or, if you do not want to disclose your address on the register, complete a Service Voter Application Form  (209K).
• Either way, this will give you a registration for up to three years.  We have a duty to remind people who use a Service Declaration form to re-register before their three year's registration comes to an end.
  
  If you are a Crown Servant and or an employee of the British Council you can apply for an annual declaration in much the same way. Your department should make forms available to you, and the department should arrange for their transmission to us.

What if I am unable to get to the Polling Station on Election Day?

If you are unable to go to your Polling Station on Election Day, you can apply to vote by post or apply to vote by proxy (a proxy is someone who votes on your behalf).

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