By responding to the Household Enquiry Form, you're not automatically registered to vote. If you add anyone new to your Household Enquiry Form we send out a separate registration form to vote, alternatively you can register to vote on the GOV.UK website.
Annual Canvass 2021
The way we carry out the annual canvass to update the electoral register is changing. The annual canvass starts in July and will run until November 2021. The revised electoral register will be published on 1 December 2021.
Detail of the new process, and how to respond are detailed below.
Step 1 - Data matching
The electoral register is sent securely to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to be matched with their records.
The results of the data matching will determine how you are contacted. There are three possible routes:
- Route 1 - If all the people registered to vote at the property can be matched.
- Route 2 - If there are people at the property that cannot be matched.
- Route 3 - Care homes, Nursing homes, Houses in Multiple Occupation and all other properties that have a responsible person, for example a Duty Manager.