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Finding people using the Electoral Register

We often receive requests from members of the public trying to locate friends or relatives or to confirm the registration of people other than themselves. Although anybody has the right to view both the edited and full register it difficult to find an elector in the paper format without first knowing their address.

Regulation 94 of the Representation of the Peoples Regulations 2001 restricts use of the register by the Electoral Registration Officer (ERO) and his staff to purposes connected with his or her registration duties and for the purposes of an election.

Therefore staff cannot search the register on your behalf but can help as follows:

Information providedHow staff can help
Elector name only

Confirm if a person with that name is registered in the borough but not give out the address.

Advise you that you can:

  • Inspect the full register in our council office reception
  • Use the people finder links (below)

If you only know the name of one elector at a property, we will not share the names of other residents.

Elector name and full address

Confirm if a person with that name is registered or not registered at that address.

Property address only

Advise you that you can:

  • Inspect the full register in our council office reception
  • Use the people finder links (below)

Passing on Letters

Election Services are unable to forward a letter to any elector on behalf of a person searching for an elector.

Listed below are some links that may be useful to people searching for lost relatives, etc.

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