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... |
|---|---|---|---|
| January update | Monday 12 December 2022 | Tuesday 20 December 2022 | Tuesday 3 January 2023 |
| February update | Tuesday 10 January 2023 | Wednesday 18 January 2023 | Wednesday 1 February 2023 |
| March update | Tuesday 7 February 2023 | Wednesday 15 February 2023 | Wednesday 1 March 2023 |
| April update | Friday 10 March 2023 | Monday 20 March 2023 | Monday 3 April 2023 |
| May update | Thursday 6 April 2023 | Tuesday 18 April 2023 | Tuesday 2 May 2023 |
| June update | Wednesday 10 May 2023 | Thursday 18 May 2023 | Thursday 1 June 2023 |
| July update | Friday 9 June 2023 | Monday 19 June 2023 | Monday 3 July 2023 |
| August update | Monday 10 July 2023 | Tuesday 18 July 2023 | Tuesday 1 August 2023 |
| September update | Thursday 10 August 2023 | Friday 18 August 2023 | Friday 1 September 2023 |
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.