Electoral Register: Devon

(asked on 24th February 2015) - View Source

Question

To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what assessment the Electoral Commission has made of the reasons for the recent increase in voter registration in East Devon.


Answered by
Gary Streeter Portrait
Gary Streeter
This question was answered on 3rd March 2015

The Electoral Commission’s recently published report notes that the Electoral Registration Officer (ERO) for East Devon attributed the increase in the local electorate to the success of making door to door visits to non-responding properties and individuals. This was the first time such visits had been carried out across the area since 2010.

It should also be noted that while East Devon recorded one of the largest proportionate increases in register size in December 2014, it also saw one of the largest falls in February 2014 which made it more likely to record a higher increase in December 2014.

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