Our update report outlines what we, the Chief Electoral Officer and the UK Government have on recommendations made following Northern Ireland Assembly elections in 2011. You can find out more below.
Update on our recommendations made following the 2011 Assembly elections
In our report on the 2011 Northern Ireland Assembly election we gave a commitment to report on the progress being made on our recommendations.
We have now published this report which outlines what we, the Chief Electoral Officer and the UK Government have done since the election.
Read our progress report (PDF)
We intend to publish a further report on the Mid-Ulster by-election.
Urgent action required to improve the electoral register
We have published our report on continuous electoral registration in Northern Ireland. Our report finds that the electoral register is 71% complete and 78% accurate.
We found that there has been a considerable deterioration in both the accuracy and completeness of the electoral register over the last four years. Approximately 400,000 people are not registered at their correct address and as many as one in five of the entries on the register are inaccurate.
Read our report (PDF) | Read our press release
Key forms and guidance
The forms most commonly used by political parties registered in Northern Ireland to update their registered details and report donations and loans are available below.
Updating registered details
| Form | Guidance |
| Form RP3 - Notification of change of registered details - integrated guidance notes (PDF) | No additional guidance notes |
| Form RP4 - Application to register a replacement party officer - integrated guidance notes (PDF) | No additional guidance notes |
Additional forms and guidance can be found on our registration and maintaining party details guidance page.
Reporting donations and loans
Additional forms and guidance can be found on our Northern Ireland donations and loans guidance page.
Contact us
To contact our Northern Ireland office go to our contact page.
