The register of electors is a list of the names and addresses of everyone who is registered to vote.

Each year, monthly registration takes place from January to September, and a canvass of all properties takes place from September to December. A register is then published on the 1 December.

Electorate for the register published on 1 December 2006 is 536,355.

The 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.

What are the ‘full’ and ‘edited’ registers?
The full register lists the name and address of everyone who is registered to vote. The council holds a copy. Anyone can look at it, but it is a criminal offence to supply or use copies for purposes other than those set down in law. You can find more information on www.aboutmyvote.co.uk

The main use of the full register is to show who can vote in elections and referendums. Credit reference agencies can use it, but only to check your name and address if you are applying for credit and for other purposes specified in law. It can also be used for law enforcement.

The edited register is available for general sale and can be used for any purpose. The edited register can be bought by any person, company or organisation and can be used for commercial activities such as marketing.

Inspecting the register of electors
The Register of Electors is available for inspection at the following locations:-

Location	Wards available for inspection  (full register only unless otherwise stated)
Leeds City Council Electoral Services  Town Hall, The Headrow  Leeds LS1 3AD	All wards (full and edited register)
Leeds Central Library  (Reference Section)  The Headrow  Leeds LS1 3AB	All wards
Garforth Library  Lidgett Lane  Garforth  Leeds LS25 1EH	Garforth and Swillington ward
Guiseley Library  Otley Road  Guiseley  Leeds LS20 8AH	Guiseley and Rawdon ward
Morley Library  Commercial Street  Morley  Leeds LS27 8HZ	Morley North and Morley South wards
Otley Library  4 Boroughgate  Otley  Leeds LS21 3AL	Otley and Yeadon ward
Pudsey Library  Church Lane  Pudsey  Leeds LS28 7TY	Pudsey ward
Rothwell Library  Marsh Street  Rothwell  Leeds LS26 0AE	Rothwell ward
Wetherby Library  17 Westgate  Wetherby  Leeds LS22 6LL	Wetherby ward and part of Harewood ward
Yeadon Library  Town Hall Square  Yeadon  Leeds LS19 7PP	Otley and Yeadon and Guiseley and Rawdon wards

Please note that in accordance with the Representation of the People (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2002, the following rules apply to persons inspecting the Register of Electors:-

• The register is open to public inspection, under supervision
  
  
• Extracts from the register may be recorded only by making hand written notes. Photocopying or electronic recording are not permitted by law

• Information taken from the Register must not be used for direct marketing purposes (as per section 11(3) of the Data Protection Act 1998), unless the information has been published in the edited version of the register.

Under these regualations anyone who fails to observe these conditions is committing a criminal offence. The penalty is a fine of up £5000.

Buying the register of electors
Only the edited register is available for general sale, in whole or in part, and can be used for any purpose.

A list showing the prices of the edited register, by polling district and ward is available to download from this page. The table below shows the prices by ward for quick reference.

Ward	Paper	Data
Adel and Wharfdale	£55.00	£34.00
Alwoodley	£60.00	£35.00
Ardsley and Robin Hood	£60.00	£35.00
Armley	£70.00	£38.00
Beeston and Holbeck	£65.00	£37.00
Bramley and Stanningley	£65.00	£37.00
Burmantofts and Richmond Hill	£65.00	£37.00
Calverley and Farsley	£65.00	£37.00
Chapel Allerton	£70.00	£38.00
City and Hunslet	£70.00	£38.00
Crossgates and Whinmoor	£65.00	£36.50
Farnley and Wortley	£65.00	£36.50
Garforth and Swillington	£55.00	£33.50
Gipton and Harehills	£70.00	£38.00
Guiseley and Rawdon	£60.00	£35.00
Harewood	£50.00	£32.00
Headingley	£60.00	£35.00
Horsforth	£60.00	£35.00
Hyde Park and Woodhouse	£65.00	£36.50
Killingbeck and Seacroft	£65.00	£36.50
Kippax and Methley	£60.00	£35.00
Kirkstall	£65.00	£36.50
Middleton Park	£70.00	£38.00
Moortown	£65.00	£36.50
Morley North	£65.00	£36.50
Morley South	£60.00	£35.00
Otley and Yeadon	£60.00	£35.00
Pudsey	£65.00	£36.50
Rothwell	£60.00	£35.00
Roundhay	£60.00	£35.00
Temple Newsam	£60.00	£35.00
Weetwood	£60.00	£35.00
Wetherby	£55.00	£33.50

The total cost of the edited register (for all wards) is £1660 on paper and £515.00 in data format.

Prices are calculated as follows:-

In paper form - £10 admin fee plus £5 per 1000 entries in the Register
In data form - £20 admin fee plus £1.50 per 1000 entries in the Register

If you would like to buy part or all of the edited register, please contact us on (0113) 2476726 or email electors@leeds.gov.uk with your request.

Payment methods available are:-

Credit/debit card (payments made in person only)
Cheque
Cash (payments made in person only)
Postal order

Alternatively we can arrange for you to be invoiced.