The contact you receive will explain what you need to do. Not all households need to respond.
We are contacting all households in Leeds by email, letter, phone or text message to check if the details we hold on the Register of Electors are correct.
Every year, we are required by law to confirm whether the details we hold on the electoral register for every household are correct. This is known as the annual canvass.
You will receive an email or letter from us with instructions on how to check and confirm your details and submit your return.
Responding
If you need to respond, visit the household response website. Enter the security codes you have been provided with. Security codes can only be used once.
If you need to respond, this is a legal requirement. There is a maximum criminal penalty of £1,000 for failing to respond.
If you do not need to respond, and you have no changes to make to the information we hold for your property, you do not need to do anything further.
Changes
To make any other changes to the details listed on the letter, make these changes online on the household response website. You will need the 2-part security codes.
Include the name and nationality of everyone aged 16 or over who is resident and eligible to vote. If there are no eligible residents, you should state why this is the case.
Each new person added will need to submit additional information by completing an application to register on GOV.UK. We will post a copy of the form if the online form is not completed.
Calls and visits from Leeds City Council
We may contact you if you need to respond but have not by the deadline. We will not ask for payment.
If you receive calls asking about voter registration or anonymous calls requesting payments relating to registration or electoral services do not give out this information or engage with the caller, hang up the phone.
If you receive an email, it will either be from a ‘@leeds.gov.uk’ email address, or from electoral.services.leeds.city.council@notifications.service.gov.uk.
You may receive a phone call or a visit from a canvasser on behalf of Electoral Services. This is normal practice. If you receive a visit from a canvasser you can request to see proof of identification.
Information we will hold about you
We have a statutory obligation to retain certain information about you. To find out more about this read our privacy notice.
