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 that takes place during August, September, October and November.

A new register is published on 1st December every year.

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 at www.aboutmyvote.com.

Two 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. You can check it by calling at Sandwell Council House. Only certain people and organisations can have copies of the full register, and they can only use it for specified purposes. These include electoral purposes, 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 them 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.