Electoral Register
Please note - there are no elections in Sandwell this year. The next local election will be in May 2014.
The Electoral Register or Electoral Roll is a record of everyone who is registered to vote in an election.
Your name must be on the Electoral Register if you wish to use your right to vote.
You are not automatically registered to vote, even if you pay council tax, or have registered to use other council services.
If you haven't registered to vote, or you have changed your address, you can download a form from the Electoral Commission's About My Vote website.
You then need to post it to us at the address below:
Electoral Registration Officer
PO Box 2374
Sandwell Council House
Freeth Street
Oldbury
B69 3DE
If you have any questions, please contact us:
- Email: electoral_services@sandwell.gov.uk
- Telephone: 0121 569 3242
Opening hours: Monday to Thursday 9am-5.30pm, Friday 9am-5pm.
If you would prefer to email your form to us, you will need to scan the completed form as it must contain your signature.
You can then send your scanned form as an attachment to electoral_services@sandwell.gov.uk
Versions of the register
The electoral registration officer makes and keeps two versions of the electoral register - the full register and the edited register.
From 2002, for the first time, electors have been asked to indicate if they wish their names and addresses to be excluded from the edited register.
The Full Register
The full register lists everyone who is entitled to vote. Only certain people and organisations can have copies of the full register, and they can only use it for specified purposes.
You are entitled to check the electoral register, under supervision, by contacting the Electoral Registration Officer, Sandwell Council House, Freeth Street, Oldbury, B69 3DE or telephone 0121 569 3242 or email electoral_services@sandwell.gov.uk.
If you only have one address to check this can be done at:
- Council House, Oldbury
- Smethwick Library
- West Bromwich Library
If you wish to check multiple addressess or conduct a search of the register for research purposes this can only be done at Smethwick Library or West Bromwich Library.
The Edited Register
The edited register leaves out the names and addresses of people who have asked for them to be excluded from that version of the register. The edited register can be purchased by anyone and used for any purpose.
Cost: Details of charges can be obtained from the Electoral Registration Officer on 0121 569 3242.
Your name must be on the electoral register if you wish to use your right to vote.
Electoral Registration Officer
PO Box 2374
Sandwell Council House
Freeth Street
Oldbury
B69 3DE
Tel: 0121 569 3242
Fax: 0121 569 3367
Email: electoral_services@sandwell.gov.uk
Opening hours: Monday - Thursday 9.00am - 5.30pm. Friday 9.00am - 5.00pm.
Register of Electors
The Register of Electors (the Voter's List) is a record of everyone who lives within Sandwell and is entitled to vote at elections. The information is obtained from forms returned by householders during the annual audit.
The Annual Canvass of Households is conducted every autumn to improve the accuracy of the Register of Electors. An updated register is then published.
More details will be made available once the government has made a decision on when it will be conducted.
Throughout the rest of the year any elector can claim to be added to the register. If you have changed address or were not registered during the annual audit please download a form from the Electoral Commission website.
Completed forms can be returned by post or faxed to 0121 569 3367, if you prefer to email your form you will need to scan the completed form as it must contain your signature and then email it as an attachment to electoral_services@sandwell.gov.uk