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    About us

    We’re the independent body which oversees elections and regulates political finance in the UK. We work to promote public confidence in the democratic process and ensure its integrity.

    • Our role and responsibilities
    • Our plans, priorities and spending
    • Our Commissioners and teams
    • How we make decisions
    • Working for us
    • Contact us
    • Procurement
    • Freedom of Information
  • Our guidance
    Our guidance

    We provide guidance about the process of running elections, standing as a candidate, and campaigning at an election.

    • Electoral Administrator
    • Candidate or agent
    • Political party
    • Campaigner
    • Other regulated individuals and organisations
    • Police election SPOC (Single Point of Contact)
  • Voting and elections
    Voting and elections

    Find out everything you need to know about voting and elections, including information about upcoming elections in your area.

    • Register to vote
    • Elections in your area
    • Ways to vote
    • Voter ID
    • Campaigning for your vote
    • Who can vote
    • Reporting electoral fraud
    • Ways to get involved in democracy
  • Research, reports and data
    Research, reports and data

    Part of our role includes conducting research and gathering data, and publishing reports and making recommendations about elections that take place across the UK.

    • May 2019 voter identification pilot schemes
      • 1. Our findings
      • 2. Impact on voters: experience
      • 3. Impact on voters: confidence
      • 4. Impact on security
      • 5. Impact on administration of the polls
      • 6. Background to our evaluation
    • May 2018 voter identification pilot schemes
      • Background
      • Impact on voters
      • Impact on electoral administration
      • Impact on public confidence
      • Impact on security
      • Our recommendations
      • Summary of identification requirements
      • Feedback on voter identification pilots
      • Pilot area evaluations
    • Our reports and data on past elections and referendums
    • Electoral registration research
    • Public attitudes
    • Modernising voting: flexible voting feasibility studies
    • Young people’s views on politics and voting
    • Electoral fraud data
    • Referendum question research
  • Political registration and regulation
    Political registration and regulation

    We are responsible for registering political parties, publishing political finance data, and taking action if we have reason to suspect political finance law has been broken.

    • Political party registration
    • Financial reporting
    • Our enforcement work
    • Imprints
  • News and views
    News and views

    Get the latest news from us, and read media handbooks for elections. We also hold consultations, and publish our responses to consultations from others.

    • Media centre
    • Our priorities for reforming elections
    • Parliamentary briefings
    • Key correspondence
    • Our consultations
    • Our responses to consultations
  • Resources
    Resources

    Use our resources to share information about voting and democracy. Take a look at our resources for young people. Download lesson plans and activities for use in the classroom or youth groups. Share our assets and get the message out.

    • Resources for young people
    • Resources for educators
    • Democratic engagement resources

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