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Electoral statistics, UK: 2018
What's in the bulletin?
- The total number of UK Parliamentary electors decreased by 372,000 (0.8%) between December 2017 and December 2018, compared with an increase in the previous year.
- The number of electors was at a high point in the year to December 2017, following three successive years with national polls, in contrast with the decrease in electors seen in the latest year, to December 2018.
- The number of Parliamentary and local government electors decreased in England, Wales and Scotland but increased in Northern Ireland.
Datasets related to Electoral registration
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Electoral statistics for the UK
Total number of local government and parliamentary electors (including the number of attainers) registered to vote in the UK.
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Electoral Statistics for England, Wales and Northern Ireland
Total number of local government and parliamentary electors (including the number of attainers) registered to vote in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 2014 and 2013.
Publications related to Electoral registration
Statistical bulletins
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Electoral statistics, UK: 2018
People registered to vote in Parliamentary and local government elections as recorded in the electoral registers published on 1 December for England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
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Electoral Statistics for England, Wales and Northern Ireland: 2014
People registered to vote in parliamentary and local government elections as recorded in the electoral registers published on 1 December.
Methodology related to Electoral registration
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