Electoral Registration

Each year between August and November registration forms are sent to every property in the District as part of the annual canvass. The purpose of this is to collect sufficient information to comply with the law and the publishing of the Electoral Register, which comes into force on the 1st December each year.

Your name must be on the Register of Electors to vote at elections - local, Parliamentary and European. Not being included on the Register of Electors can also affect your credit rating.

It is your responsibility to check you are included on the register and copies are available at the offices of North West Leicestershire District Council in Coalville.

To help keep the register up to date, North West Leicestershire District Council sends out a form each year to all residents for them to fill in and return before 15th October.

However, names can now be added throughout the year, for example when you have moved home or turned 18 years old. All you have to do is fill in a voter registration form and sign it yourself.

To download a copy of the voter registration form, please click the link below:

Voter Registration Form (PDF Document, 0.1 Mb)

When you send us the form we will add you to a list of applications and providing there are no objections we can change your details within two to six weeks. We will write to you to say if your application has been allowed or not.

If your application is during an election period special rules apply, so please contact the Electoral Registration Section for details.
If your name is not included on the register and an election is called you will not be able to vote.

The revised register is published on 1st December each year, however if discover you have been missed off you can apply at any time to be included on prescribed monthly updates. Equally if you have moved house either within the District or from another Council area you will need to re-register by completing a form. Registering for Council Tax does not automatically update the electoral register.

About the register

The register is published in two versions, a full version and an edited version. It remains a legal requirement that everyone over the age of 18 appears on the full version. You are however allowed to opt out of the edited register.

Full register

The full register may only be used for election purposes, credit reference agencies and the police and each organisation must adhere to strict data protection legislation. This register can also be inspected on a personal basis by anyone requesting to do so at the Council Offices.

Edited register

The edited version is available to anyone and copies can be purchased from the Council. When registering, everyone is given the opportunity to opt out of the edited version in this way your details will be kept private and not be made available for general sale. To do this you simply tick the relevant box on the registration form.