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<p>The number of attainers registered to vote can be found on the Office for National
Statistics (ONS) website: <a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/elections/electoralregistration/datasets/electoralstatisticsforuk"
target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/elections/electoralregistration/datasets/electoralstatisticsforuk</a>.</p><p><strong>
</strong></p><p>The number of attainers included in the local government register,
by year, are:</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>Northern
Ireland</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>196,346</p></td><td><p>14,640</p></td><td><p>29,599</p></td><td><p>490</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>265,624</p></td><td><p>13,170</p></td><td><p>14,577</p></td><td><p>319</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>268,396</p></td><td><p>13,172</p></td><td><p>20,232</p></td><td><p>574</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>279,388</p></td><td><p>13,001</p></td><td><p>20,788</p></td><td><p>608</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>293,430</p></td><td><p>13,810</p></td><td><p>22,035</p></td><td><p>5,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>244,781</p></td><td><p>12,462</p></td><td><p>21,343</p></td><td><p>5,350</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong><p><p></strong>An
elector must be 18 years old to be included on the UK Parliamentary register. As such,
attainers are not included in UK Parliamentary registers.</p>
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