Confirm your registered voting details

Each year our Electoral Registration Officer (ERO) conducts an annual canvass of all households to check that the information on the electoral register is up to date.

How it works

We will contact you asking you to confirm or update the details we hold for the people living in your household.

We will either:

You can be fined or may be unable to vote if you do not respond.

Where available, we will use email. From October, we will also knock on doors to check details.

Confirm or update your details

You can confirm your details or make changes online.

You'll need to:

  • confirm your postcode
  • enter the security codes shown on your email or letter
Confirm or update now

Who you need to tell us about

We will need to know about people at the address who are:

  • residents with their usual address in England
  • aged 16 or over (even though they won't be able to vote until they're 18)

One of the below must also apply:

  • they're a British or Irish citizen
  • they have permission to enter or stay in the UK, Channel Islands or Isle of Man - or they do not need permission - and they're a:
    • Commonwealth citizen 
    • citizen of Denmark, Luxembourg, Poland, Portugal or Spain 
    • citizen of another EU country, if they have had permission to enter or stay - or not needed permission - since 31 December 2020, and this has continued without a break

You're legally required to confirm these details, even if you're already registered to vote.

What happens next

If you respond online, you should receive a confirmation email from [email protected].

If you tell us that new people are living at the property or have moved somewhere else, we will send each eligible person a letter or email asking them to register to vote.

You can also register to vote online at GOV.UK: Register to Vote.

Contact the Electoral Register Office