The Electoral Roll
The Council is responsible for preparing the Register of Electors
for West Lancashire.
The Electoral Register
The Electoral Registration Officer makes and keeps two versions of
the electoral register - the full register and the edited
register.
The Full Register
The full register lists everyone who is entitled to vote. You can
check it by calling at the council offices or at some local
libraries.
Only certain people and organisations can have copies of the full
register, and they can only use it for specified purposes (like the
prevention and detection of crime and checking your identity when
you have applied for credit). The law says who can have a copy of
the full register and what they can use it for. The full list of
such persons and purposes is given in the Representation of the
People (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2002. It is a
criminal offence for them to pass it on to anyone else or to use it
for any other purpose.
The Edited Register
The edited register leaves out the names and addresses of people
who have asked for their names to be excluded from that version of
the register. The edited register can be bought by anyone who asks
for a copy and they may
use it for any purpose.
Your Privacy
If you want your name and address to be excluded from the edited
register please put a X in the appropriate box on the
registration form.
Related information
> Voter registration
application form
> Change of details
> Autumn update of the electoral
roll