Running electoral registration - England

Processing an elector's change of address

To change the address at which they are registered, an elector needs to make a new application to register. 

What if the elector has moved within my registration area?

If you are notified directly by an elector of a change of address within your registration area you should provide them – and any other electors who have moved with them – with information about how to make a new application to register. You should also make enquiries to establish whether there are other new residents, or whether any previous residents have moved out.

Once you have identified the name and address of a person who is not registered and you have reason to believe that they may be eligible, the invitation to register requirements apply.1

If you are notified on an application to register that the applicant has ceased to reside at another address in the same registration area, and the application at the new address is successful, you should remove them from the register at their previous address. The confirmation letter you are required to send in response to a successful application to register must, in all cases where a previous address at which the applicant no longer resides has been given, confirm that their register entry relating to that address will be removed.2

What should I do if the elector has moved into another registration area?

If an elector has made an application for registration in another area, and has indicated that they no longer reside at an address in your area, you will receive a notification from the IER Digital Service when the new ERO has allowed the application. You can then follow the deletions process

Once you have identified the name and address of a person who is not registered and you have reason to believe that they may be eligible, the invitation to register requirements apply.3  
 

Last updated: 16 November 2020