Wealden News – September 2026 – Annual Canvass

What is the annual canvass?

Each year the Electoral Registration Officer (ERO) has a legal requirement to contact all households in the local authority to check that the data we hold on the electoral register is accurate.

This years annual canvass will start from August 2026. Our first batch of scheduled emails will be sent out in mid/late August and continue over the following weeks, with our first batch of paper forms being sent out in September.

Our emails will be sent via the Gov Notify system. The email address they are sent from and an example are shown below.

Wealden.district.council.elections.department@notifications.service.gov.uk  

If you do not respond to the email, you may receive a paper form in the post.

How will I be contacted?

Your household may be contacted in different ways, including:

• Post
• Email
• Phone
• Knocking on your door

Not all households are contacted at the same time during the canvass.

How do I respond?

A quick response will make sure the process runs smoothly and means that reminders do not have to be sent, and we do not need to visit you to get this information.

Your email or form will contain instructions on how to respond.

• If all of the information is correct, you can confirm the information by text, phone, online or by returning the form.
• If you need to tell us about a change you can do so online through the household response website or by returning the form.

It is quicker and easier to respond online on the household response website. This is a secure online site. You will need the two-part security code and your postcode provided on your email or form to submit a response. You will then have the opportunity to check the details for electors registered at your property and make any required changes before confirming your response.

If you receive a Canvass Form with a reply envelope, the return address is for the Council’s business partner, Civica Election Services, a long-standing and trusted contractor. Civica will process the forms securely before the forms are destroyed.

The address on the reply-paid envelope will be Civica Election Services, London, N81 1ER.

What happens next?

Responding to the canvass communication does not register you to vote. If you add anyone to the property, they will be sent an email or a form with instructions on how to register to vote. Registering to vote is quicker and easier online at  www.gov.uk/register to vote You will need your national insurance number.

If you have removed someone from your property, we will write out to them individually to confirm