We take the risk of electoral fraud very seriously.

Throughout the year, all police forces across the UK send us data about allegations of electoral fraud that they receive and investigate.

Every year we report on the number, type, and outcome of these allegations, so that you can understand what’s happened and how cases are resolved.

Overview

In the past 5 years, there is no evidence of large-scale electoral fraud.

Of the 1,462 cases of alleged electoral fraud reported to police between 2019 and 2023, 11 led to convictions and the police issued 4 cautions.

Most cases either resulted in the police taking no further action or were locally resolved by the police issuing words of advice.