Elections - Electoral Register

Registering to vote

What is the electoral register?
When can you register?
Who can register?
How to apply to be on the register
Returning your elector registration application form
Where can I see the register of electors
  


What is the electoral register?

The electoral register is a list of people in the Blaenau Gwent area who are eligible to vote in an election.  In order to vote in an election your name must be on the register. A mass update of the register is carried out annually between mid-August and mid-November and this new register comes into force during December.  Before and after this, the register is updated on a rolling monthly basis. 
  
The Full Register

The full register lists everyone who is entitled to vote.  Only certain people and organisations can have copies of the full register, and they can only use it for specified purposes. These include electoral purposes, the prevention and detection of crime and checking your identity when you have applied for credit.  The law says who can have a copy of the full register and what they can use it for.

The Edited Register

The edited register leaves out the names and addresses of people who have asked for them to be excluded from that version of the register. The edited register can be bought by anyone who asks for a copy and they may use it for any purpose.

When can you register?

The Electoral Register is now a rolling register, which means you can join the register throughout the year. Electors who move can complete the elector registation application form and register for their new address. Use the timetable to find out when your name will be formally added to the Register of Electors

Who can register?

Any person who is 18 years and over and is a British, Commonwealth, Irish Republic or European Union member state citizen living in the Blaenau Gwent area who is not currently on the register.  You can also be added to the register when you are 17 and you will then be eligible to vote at any elections held after your 18th birthday.
  
How to apply to be on the register

Please contact the Electoral Registration Office for an application form.

Returning the Electoral Register Application

Your application form can be posted in a Business Reply envelope. No stamp is required. Please contact Electoral Registration for an envelope.
Once registered, you will be sent notification that you are registerd and you will receive a poll card before each election in which you are eligible to vote giving information about how you can vote.
  
Where can I see the register of electors

The Register of Electors is available for inspection at the Electoral Registration Office, Floor 4A  at the Civic Centre, Ebbw Vale