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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
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  • 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
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    • 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.

    • Campaigning for your vote
    • Elections in your area
    • Voter ID
    • Who can vote
    • Ways to vote
    • How elections work
    • Reporting electoral fraud
    • Ways to get involved in democracy
    • Observing elections and referendums
    • Work at elections
  • 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.

    • Our reports and data on past elections and referendums
    • Electoral registration research
    • Public attitudes
    • Modernising voting: flexible voting feasibility studies
    • Pilot evaluations
    • 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
    • Elections Act
    • Our priorities for reforming elections
    • Parliamentary briefings
    • Key correspondence
    • Our consultations
    • Our responses to consultations
      • Evidence to the Speaker’s Conference on the security of candidates, MPs and elections
  • 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.

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    • Democratic engagement resources

Our Commissioners and teams

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Overview

At the Electoral Commission, we have ten Commissioners, each with different political backgrounds and experience. There are four directorates, led by our Executive Team, supported by our Senior Leadership Team.

Commissioners

Our Commissioners

Meet our current Commissioners

Selecting our Commissioners

Find out about the selection process for our Commissioners

Code of Conduct for Electoral Commissioners

This page shows the Code of Conduct for Electoral Commissioners

Commissioner fees, travel and subsistence

Look at the record of our Commissioners' fees, travel and subsistence

Commissioner interests, gifts and hospitality

Look at the record of our Commissioners' interests, gifts and hospitality

Our Executive Team and Senior Leadership Team

Our Executive Team

Meet our Executive Team, and find out more about them

Our Senior Leadership Team

Meet our Senior Leadership Team, and find out what they're responsible for

Executive team travel and subsistence

Look at the record of our Executive Team's travel and subsistence

Executive Team interests, gifts and hospitality

Look at the record of our Executive Team's interests, gifts and hospitality

Chief Executive's external meetings

Find out about our Chief Executive's external meetings

Our salaries

We publish the names and roles of people who earn more than £60,000 a year, and a breakdown of employee numbers by salary band.

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