Delivering the annual canvass - Wales
Format of the revised register
Format of the revised register
When creating the layout of the register you must:
- divide the register into polling districts
- give each polling district a unique set of letters1
- give a number to each elector2
The elector numbers should be allocated sequentially in each part of the register. The polling district letters and the number together are known as the elector number.
We have produced separate guidance on undertaking reviews of polling districts, polling places and polling stations.
Entries in the register for each ordinary elector must be arranged in street order and may only be arranged in alphabetical order by name or a mix of the two where it is not reasonably practicable to list them in street order.3
Franchise markers
Some electors may only vote in certain types of elections and their names must be prefixed in the register with certain letters:4
| Letter | Elector |
|---|---|
| F | is an overseas elector who is only entitled to vote at UK Parliamentary elections. |
| G | is a citizen of a member state of the European Union (except a Commonwealth country or the Republic of Ireland) who is only entitled to vote at Senedd and local government elections. |
| B | is an elector who is either a
who is only entitled to vote at Senedd, local government and Police and Crime Commissioner elections. |
| L | is a peer eligible to vote in the House of Lords who is entitled to vote at local government elections. |
| M | is a qualifying foreign citizen (except a Commonwealth, Republic of Ireland or European Union citizen) who is entitled to vote at Senedd election and local government elections. |
Attainers
Some electors added to the register will be known as attainers. These electors are individuals who have not yet reached voting age but will do so before the next expected publication of the full register. 15 year olds and some 14 year olds are entitled to be included on the local government register as attainers. A date will be given after these electors’ names to indicate when they will have attained the age where they can vote.
Other electors
There must be a section after the ordinary electors in any polling district marked 'other electors', containing any special category electors who are not listed in the main body of the register listed by surname in alphabetical order without an address, followed by any anonymously registered electors.5
Our guidance on special category electors sets out in detail how special category electors should be included on the register.
We have produced a resource showing an example of how the register should be formatted.
- 1. Regulations 38 and 39 Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations (RPR) 2001 ↩ Back to content at footnote 1
- 2. Section 9(3) Representation of the People Act 1983 ↩ Back to content at footnote 2
- 3. Regulations 41(1) and (2) RPR 2001 ↩ Back to content at footnote 3
- 4. Regulation 42 RPR 2001 ↩ Back to content at footnote 4
- 5. Regulation 41(3) RPR 2001 ↩ Back to content at footnote 5