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<p>Since 2010 the Government has provided two funds to increase voter registration.</p><p>The
participation fund ended in 2010-11 and in that year provided £54,708 to local authorities,
including 3 in Wales, on promoting electoral registration, voting and awareness of
election processes. The fund was abolished due to lack of demand from local authorities.</p><p>
</p><p>In 2013-14 £189,410.27 was provided to local authorities in Wales with the
direct intention of maximising voter registration. A summary table is provided below:</p><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Local Authority</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Max
Reg Funding – 1314 FY</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cardiff County Council</p></td><td><p>£24,817.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rhondda-Cynon-Taff
Council</p></td><td><p>£12,803.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gwynedd Council</p></td><td><p>£12,926.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Newport
City Council</p></td><td><p>£12,190.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Caerphilly County Borough
Council</p></td><td><p>£14,505.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Powys County Council</p></td><td><p>£7,407.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ceredigion
County Council</p></td><td><p>£6,036.27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Carmarthenshire County
Council</p></td><td><p>£9,877.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Anglesey, Isle of, County
Council</p></td><td><p>£6,168.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pembrokeshire County Council</p></td><td><p>£7,849.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Vale
of Glamorgan Council, The</p></td><td><p>£7,882.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bridgend
County Borough Council</p></td><td><p>£8,917.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Flintshire
County Council</p></td><td><p>£6,867.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wrexham County Borough
Council</p></td><td><p>£6,361.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Neath Port Talbot County
Borough Council</p></td><td><p>£6,440.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Conwy County Borough
Council</p></td><td><p>£4,260.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Monmouthshire County Council</p></td><td><p>£4,279.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Torfaen
County Borough Council</p></td><td><p>£5,173.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Merthyr Tydfil
County Borough Council</p></td><td><p>£3,538.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Denbighshire
County Council</p></td><td><p>£2,735.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Blaenau Gwent County
Borough Council</p></td><td><p>£3,946.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Swansea, City and
County of</p></td><td><p>£14,434.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>£189,410.27</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
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