Annual canvass
Each year, we check that the electoral register is accurate and up to date. How we contact you depends on whether we think your household's details have changed.
If we think your household's details have not changed
We will show you the electoral register information we hold for your address. You can confirm that it is correct or tell us about any changes.
If we contact you by email
If we hold an email address for someone at your property, we will send an email from Electoralcanvass@swindon.gov.uk from 21 September 2026.
The email will include a unique security code and a link to our household response service.
More than one person at your property may receive the email. Only one person needs to respond for the household.
Use the service to:
- confirm that the information is correct
- tell us about any changes
Respond to the household canvass
Please respond as soon as you receive the email. This will help us avoid the cost of sending reminders.
If we contact you by post
We will write to you from 19 October 2026 if:
- we do not receive an online response
- we do not hold an email address for anyone at your property
The letter will include a form and instructions explaining what you need to do.
If we think your household's details have changed
We will send a letter addressed to "The Occupier" from 27 August 2026.
The letter will show the electoral register information we hold for your address. You must confirm that it is correct or tell us about any changes.
The letter will explain how to respond, including:
- using the online response service
- using the telephone response service
- phoning us
- returning the form by post
It will include the security codes you need to respond online or by telephone.
Please respond as soon as you receive the letter. This will help us avoid the cost of sending reminders.