Updates to the Electoral Register
The electoral register is updated on the first working day of each month except October and November.
If your application to register to vote has been successful, your name will appear on the next applicable update to the electoral register.
Additional deadlines apply before elections take place. Applications to register to vote must reach us by midnight, 12 working days before an election. If you have been asked to provide evidence of identity, we must receive a copy of this by midnight, 6 working days before an election.
Update to the Electoral Register | We need to receive your application by... | If we ask you to provide evidence of identity, we need to receive it by… | The update will be published on... |
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January update | Monday 11 December 2023 | Tuesday 19 December 2023 | Tuesday 2 January 2024 |
February update | Wednesday 10 January 2024 | Thursday 18 January 2024 | Thursday 1 February 2024 |
March update | Thursday 8 February 2024 | Friday 16 February 2024 | Friday 1 March 2024 |
April update | Monday 11 March 2024 | Tuesday 19 March 2024 | Tuesday 2 April 2024 |
Election update (for elections held on Thursday 2 May 2024) | Tuesday 16 April 2024 | Wednesday 24 April 2024 | Thursday 25 April 2024 |
June update | Friday 10 May 2024 | Monday 20 May 2024 | Monday 3 June 2024 |
July update | Friday 7 June 2024 | Monday 17 June 2024 | Monday 1 July 2024 |
August update | Wednesday 10 July 2024 | Thursday 18 July 2024 | Thursday 1 August 2024 |
September update | Friday 9 August 2024 | Monday 19 August 2024 | Monday 2 September 2024 |
We contact residential addresses every year to check that the electoral register is up to date. This is known as the annual canvass. If you apply during the annual canvass (after the August deadline), your name will be added to the revised register that is due to be published on 1 December.
Please note that the dates above are set in law, so we are unable to fast track applications.
Credit reference agencies
Registered credit reference agencies are entitled to purchase the electoral register and monthly updates. See credit referencing and the electoral register for further information.