Individual electoral registration is essential to tackle electoral fraud and ensure a clean democratic process. 96% of electors in Great Britain have already transferred to the new IER registers. As the Electoral Commission has said, many of these retained entries are likely to be redundant, for example because of electors moving home. The latest figures on electors yet to be registered, broken down to local authority and regional level, are available here:<\/p>
Local Authority<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Allocation<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Birmingham City Council<\/p><\/td> £75,939.20<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Lambeth, London Borough of<\/p><\/td> £42,500.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Bristol City Council<\/p><\/td> £39,425.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council<\/p><\/td> £30,025.60<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Sheffield City Council<\/p><\/td> £22,693.60<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Brent, London Borough of<\/p><\/td> £17,603.20<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Newham, London Borough of<\/p><\/td> £15,116.80<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Kensington and Chelsea, Royal Borough of<\/p><\/td> £14,128.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Bury Metropolitan Borough Council<\/p><\/td> £13,612.80<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Cheshire West and Chester Council<\/p><\/td> £12,000.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Sevenoaks District<\/p><\/td> £11,357.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Harrow, London Borough of<\/p><\/td> £10,792.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council<\/p><\/td> £10,699.20<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Wandsworth, London Borough of<\/p><\/td> £10,677.60<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Cheshire East Borough Council<\/p><\/td> £10,292.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Nottingham City Council<\/p><\/td> £9,845.60<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Ealing, London Borough of<\/p><\/td> £9,611.70<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Barking and Dagenham, London Borough of<\/p><\/td> £8,885.60<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Southampton City Council<\/p><\/td> £8,244.80<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council<\/p><\/td> £8,234.40<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Camden, London Borough of<\/p><\/td> £8,056.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council<\/p><\/td> £7,785.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Islington, London Borough of<\/p><\/td> £7,619.20<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Plymouth City Council<\/p><\/td> £7,572.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Windsor and Maidenhead, Royal Borough of<\/p><\/td> £7,518.40<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Cornwall Council<\/p><\/td> £6,380.72<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Portsmouth City Council<\/p><\/td> £6,252.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council<\/p><\/td> £6,216.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Maidstone Borough Council<\/p><\/td> £5,892.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Oxford City Council<\/p><\/td> £5,881.60<\/p><\/td><\/tr> South Somerset District Council<\/p><\/td> £5,801.60<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Greenwich, London Borough of<\/p><\/td> £5,492.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Vale of White Horse District Council<\/p><\/td> £5,252.80<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council<\/p><\/td> £5,200.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr> West Lancashire Borough Council<\/p><\/td> £5,000.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Winchester City Council<\/p><\/td> £5,000.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Salford City Council<\/p><\/td> £4,841.35<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Swindon Borough Council<\/p><\/td> £4,612.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Mendip District Council<\/p><\/td> £3,917.60<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Crawley Borough Council<\/p><\/td> £3,751.20<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Allerdale Borough Council<\/p><\/td> £3,566.60<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Peterborough City COuncil<\/p><\/td> £3,019.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Kettering Borough Council<\/p><\/td> £3,000.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Isle of Wight County Council<\/p><\/td> £2,306.90<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council<\/p><\/td> £2,150.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Rugby Borough Council<\/p><\/td> £2,006.10<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Lewes District Council<\/p><\/td> £2,000.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Swale Borough Council<\/p><\/td> £2,000.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr> South Kesteven District Council<\/p><\/td> £1,987.15<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Preston City Council<\/p><\/td> £1,970.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr> St Albans District Council<\/p><\/td> £1,580.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Derbyshire Dales District Council<\/p><\/td> £1,500.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Rutland County Council<\/p><\/td> £1,464.80<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Gloucester City Council<\/p><\/td> £1,450.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Dover District Council<\/p><\/td> £1,428.20<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Rother District Council<\/p><\/td> £1,247.64<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Bracknell Forest Borough Council<\/p><\/td> £1,209.90<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Written Statement of 16 July 2015, on Individual Electoral Registration (IER), HCWS 127, which local authorities have received any of the additional £3 million funding; and how much such additional funding each local authority has received so far to target their non IER registered carry-forward electors.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions he has had with ministerial colleagues on allowing full public access to the Royal Archives.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of annual savings to the public purse of reducing the number of hon. Members from 650 to 600.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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