Electoral Registration

There are two tables of UK Electoral Statistics reflecting the number of electors registered to vote in the UK on 16 October 2012 (England (except London) and Wales) or 1 December 2012 (London, Scotland and Northern Ireland). Table 1 outputs local government electors by local government areas. Local government areas are unitary authorities, London boroughs and district councils in England

This article is published as part of the Office for National Statistics (ONS) Measuring National Well-being Programme. The programme aims to produce accepted and trusted measures of the well-being of the nation – how the UK as a whole is doing. This article explores in more detail aspects of governance considered important for understanding National Well-being.

The phrase 'Pre-release Access' refers to the practice whereby official statistics in their final form, and any accompanying written commentary, are made available to an eligible person in advance of their publication. The rules and principles which govern pre-release access are featured within the Pre-release Access to Official Statistics Order 2008.