Electoral register statistics

Under rolling registration, electors can be added, deleted and amended as required each month.

The rolling register usually runs from January to September each year.

Monthly alterations to the Electoral Register

The following table shows the monthly alterations to the Electoral Register.

Notice of alterations to the Register of Electors

Date	Changes	Deletions	Additions	Total
December 2023	33	131	33	197
January 2024	63	314	275	652
February 2024	107	611	737	1,455
March 2024	153	1,262	1,816	3,231
Running totals	356	2,318	2,861	5,535

Changes are where we have made alterations to the way details are shown on the register, for example:

• A name or date of birth has been incorrectly recorded
• Change of name by marriage or by deed poll
• Change of nationality

Deletions show the number of electors removed from the register because the electors have moved, died or were incorrectly entered onto the register.

Additions show the number of new electors added to the register. This is because they have recently moved to the property or they were already living at the property but for some reason their names were not included.

Monthly electorate total

The monthly electorate total shows the number of registered electors in the borough each month. This takes into account those electors who have been added and deleted but should not be taken as eligible electorate for a specific election type and date.

Monthly electorate total

Date	Electorate total
1 December 2023	139,036
1 January 2024	138,997
1 February 2024	139,122
1 March 2024	139,680

Mayoral Petition Notice

We are required by the Local Government Act 2000 to publish the minimum number of signatures of local electors needed to support a valid petition requiring the Council to hold a referendum on whether or not the Borough should have a directly elected Mayor.

This figure, known as the verification number, must be 5% of local government electors. The current verification number is 6,888. This will not change until February 2025.

• Publication of verification number (pdf, 40 KB) - February 2024

Referenda

Registered electors in the borough can petition us to hold a referendum on whether we should change to a different form of governance.

A petition like this needs to be signed by at least 5 per cent of the local government electors in the borough.

• Publication of verification number (pdf, 40 KB) - February 2024