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In the run-up to the 2019 general election, there was a lot of media and political excitement about an apparent surge in electoral registration and why that might be good news for Labour. … Read the full post »
What will the impact be of the surge in new electoral registrations in the run-up to the deadline to get registered for the general election? Here’s some data. … Read the full post »
To be able to vote, you have to be on the electoral register and to do that, you have to fill in a simple online form. Do it now and make you don’t miss out on your democratic rights. … Read the full post »
The continuing fallout from the general election blunders in Newcastle-under-Lyme seem to have caused the fall of the Labour administration on the council. … Read the full post »
The ability of Commonwealth citizens to vote in our elections means that changes to the membership of the Commonwealth have a knock-on impact on who can vote. … Read the full post »
Here’s the new film from the Liberal Democrats, a handy guide to getting on the electoral register (which, despite many media reports, is the trendy thing to do these days as the register has recently reached a record level). … Read the full post »
With the registration deadline for May’s Scottish local elections approaching, the Electoral Commission is turning to Snapchat in a bid to raise electoral registration levels among teenagers. … Read the full post »
Here’s one of the new films from the Electoral Commission about how electoral registration really works. … Read the full post »
Commonwealth citizens have rights to join the electoral register in the UK, which makes in part the electorate dependent on international diplomacy. … Read the full post »
There had been no Parliamentary register of electors compiled by the normal method since 1929… … Read the full post »