Electoral Commission UK

19/09/2025

It’s not just political parties that spend money campaigning at elections. Individuals and organisations that aren’t standing for election do too. We call them non-party campaigners.

See how much they spent at the general election 🔍

Like political parties and candidates, if they’re trying to influence your vote, they have to tell us:
💸 how much they received in donations
💸 how much they spent on campaigning

It’s part of our role as a regulator. We publish this information for transparency.

Learn more:

Understand who has paid for campaign material and the spending limits ahead of an election.

18/09/2025

By-elections are happening in parts of the UK today. 🗳️

Check if you have one where you live: https://bit.ly/2Yuy8YN

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Mae is-etholiadau’n cael eu cynnal mewn rhannau o’r DU heddiw. 🗳️

Gwiriwch a oes gennych un lle’r ydych chi’n byw: https://bit.ly/3VT6Zx1

12/09/2025

You may be able to use your phone to show ID to vote in elections in the next few years 🗳️

Welsh in the comments 👇

04/09/2025

Political parties in the UK accepted over £11m in donations and public funds from April to June this year.

We publish this for transparency so you can see how political parties in the UK are being funded.

🔍 See where they got their money from: https://bit.ly/3V0471a

04/09/2025

By-elections are being held today in parts of the UK. 🗳️

This includes areas of:
📍 Luton

You need to show photo ID to vote at a polling station in England. See what ID is accepted: https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/voting-and-elections/voter-id/accepted-forms-photo-id

Check if there’s a by-election where you live: https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/i-am-a/voter/your-election-information

You need to show photo ID when voting at polling stations in some UK elections. Find out about the different types of photo ID accepted.

03/09/2025

Along with lowering the voting age to 16, the government want to introduce automated voter registration - here's a breakdown of what that means 🤔

If you're not already, you can get ahead and register to vote here: https://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote

22/08/2025

Did you know? 🤔

Political parties must keep financial records and submit annual statements of accounts to us. We publish this data so you can see the money that political parties spend and receive. 🔍

We’ve published the financial accounts of parties across the UK. In these accounts you’ll see the total income and outgoings of political parties in 2024.

➡️ Find out more and view the accounts: https://search.electoralcommission.org.uk/Search/Accounts?currentPage=1&rows=10&sort=TotalIncome&order=desc&open=filter&et=pp&et=pp&year=2024®ister=gb®ister=ni®ister=none®ister=gb®ister=ni®ister=none®Status=registered®Status=registered®Status=deregistered&rptBy=accountingunits&rptBy=centralparty&optCols=BandName

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Oeddech chi’n gwybod? 🤔

Rhaid i bleidiau gwleidyddol gadw cofnodion a***nnol a chyflwyno datganiadau cyfrifon blynyddol i ni. Rydym yn cyhoeddi’r data hwn fel bod modd i chi weld yr a***n y mae pleidiau gwleidyddol yn ei wario ac yn ei dderbyn. 🔍

Rydym wedi cyhoeddi cyfrifon a***nnol pleidiau ledled y DU. Yn y cyfrifon hyn fe welwch gyfanswm incwm a gwa***nt pleidiau gwleidyddol yn 2024.

➡️ Darganfyddwch ragor a darllenwch y cyfrifon: https://search.electoralcommission.org.uk/Cymraeg/Search?currentPage=0&rows=10&sort=AcceptedDate&order=desc&tab=1&et=pp&et=ppm&et=tp&et=perpar&et=rd&isIrishSourceYes=true&isIrishSourceNo=true&prePoll=false&postPoll=true®ister=gb®ister=ni®ister=none&optCols=RegisterName&optCols=CampaigningName&optCols=AccountingUnitsAsCentralParty&optCols=IsSponsorship&optCols=IsIrishSource&optCols=RegulatedDoneeType&optCols=CompanyRegistrationNumber&optCols=Postcode&optCols=NatureOfDonation&optCols=PurposeOfVisit&optCols=DonationAction&optCols=ReportedDate&optCols=IsReportedPrePoll&optCols=ReportingPeriodName&optCols=IsBequest&optCols=IsAggregation

21/08/2025

It’s a by-election Thursday! 🗳️

By-elections are being held today in different parts of the UK.

This includes areas of:
📍 Doncaster
📍 East Hampshire
📍 East Renfrewshire
📍 Gwynedd
📍 Hounslow
📍 Runnymede
📍 Surrey

You need to show photo ID to vote at a polling station in England. See what ID is accepted 👇 https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/voting-and-elections/voter-id/accepted-forms-photo-id

You don't need to show ID to vote in local council by-elections in Wales and Scotland.

Check if there's a by-election in your area today ⬇️
https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/i-am-a/voter/your-election-information

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Mae’n ddydd Iau is-etholiadau! 🗳️

Mae is-etholiadau’n cael eu cynnal heddiw yn rhannau gwahanol o’r DU.

Mae hyn yn cynnwys meysydd:
📍 Gwynedd

Does dim angen i chi ddangos ID i bleidleisio mewn is-etholiadau cyngor lleol yng Nghymru.

Gwirio a oes is-etholiad yn eich ardal heddiw ⬇️
https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/cy/rwyf-yneg-pleidleisiwr/pleidleisiwr/gwybodaeth-etholiad

Find upcoming elections in your area, your polling station, candidates, and contact details for your local electoral services team

12/08/2025

Had a letter or email checking if the information about you on the electoral register is up to date? 📨

Elections teams in England, Scotland and Wales check your details every year. This is called the annual canvass.

Follow the steps, and you'll be ready to vote in upcoming elections. 🗳️

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Ydych chi wedi cael llythyr neu e-bost yn gwirio a yw’r wybodaeth amdanoch ar y gofrestr etholiadol yn dal i fod yn gyfredol?

Mae timau etholiadau yng Nghymru, Lloegr a’r Alban yn gwirio eich manylion bob blwyddyn. Y canfas blynyddol yw’r enw ar hyn.

Dilynwch y camau, a byddwch chi’n barod i bleidleisio yn yr etholiadau sydd i ddod. 🗳️

07/08/2025

It’s a by-election Thursday. 🗳️
By-elections are being held today in different parts of the UK. This includes areas of:

Cannock Chase
Carmarthenshire
County Durham

To vote in local council by-elections in England you need to show accepted photo ID. Head to our website to see the full list of accepted ID.

Check if there’s a by-election in your area today:
https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/i-am-a/voter/your-election-information

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Mae’n ddydd Iau is-etholiadau! 🗳️

Mae is-etholiadau’n cael eu cynnal heddiw yn rhannau gwahanol o’r DU. Mae hyn yn cynnwys meysydd:

Sir Gaerfyrddin

Gwirio a oes is-etholiad yn eich ardal Heddiw: https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/cy/rwyf-yneg-pleidleisiwr/pleidleisiwr/gwybodaeth-etholiad

Find upcoming elections in your area, your polling station, candidates, and contact details for your local electoral services team

31/07/2025

By-elections are happening today! 🗳️

A by-election is an election which takes place outside of the usual election cycle. They happen when an elected position becomes available. By-elections can take place for most elected positions, including MPs and local councillors.

This can happen when an elected official:
▪️resigns
▪️dies
▪️is declared bankrupt
▪️is convicted of a serious criminal offence
▪️is disqualified from being a councillor
▪️loses their seat in the House of Commons as a result of a recall petition

When a councillor or MP is elected through a by-election, they serve the remainder of the original term.

E.g. In England, councillors sit for a four-year term. If a by-election takes place one year after the scheduled election for that seat, the councillor who is elected will serve the remaining three years until the next scheduled local election.

Check if you have a by-election where you live: https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/i-am-a/voter/your-election-information

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Mae is-etholiadau’n cael eu cynnal heddiw! 🗳️

Is-etholiad yw etholiad sy'n digwydd y tu allan i'r cylch etholiadol arferol. Maent yn digwydd pan fydd swydd etholedig yn dod ar gael. Gellir cynnal is-etholiadau ar gyfer y rhan fwyaf o swyddi etholedig, gan gynnwys ASau a chynghorwyr lleol.

Gall hyn ddigwydd pan fydd swyddog etholedig:

▪️ yn ymddiswyddo
▪️ yn marw
▪️ yn cael ei ddatgan yn fethdalwr
▪️ yn cael ei gollfarnu am drosedd ddifrifol
▪️ yn cael ei anghymhwyso rhag bod yn gynghorydd
▪️ yn colli ei sedd yn Nhŷ’r Cyffredin o ganlyniad i ddeiseb ad-dalw

Pan fydd cynghorydd neu AS yn cael ei drwy is-etholiad, bydd yn gwasanaethu am weddill y tymor gwreiddiol.

e.e. Yng Nghymru, mae cynghorwyr yn eistedd am dymor o bum mlynedd. Os cynhelir is-etholiad flwyddyn ar ôl etholiad sydd wedi’i drefnu ar gyfer y sedd honno, bydd y cynghorydd sy'n cael ei ethol yn gwasanaethu am y pedair blynedd tan yr etholiad lleol nesaf.

Gwirio a oes is-etholiad yn eich ardal heddiw: https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/cy/rwyf-yneg-pleidleisiwr/pleidleisiwr/gwybodaeth-etholiad

Find upcoming elections in your area, your polling station, candidates, and contact details for your local electoral services team

30/07/2025

By-elections are taking place tomorrow (31 July) in areas of:

📍 Warrington
📍 Barking and Dagenham
📍 North Devon

❗You need to show photo ID to vote at a polling station in England. See what ID is accepted: https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/voting-and-elections/voter-id/accepted-forms-photo-id

🕖 Polling stations will be open from 7am – 10pm.

Check if you have a by-election where you live: https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/i-am-a/voter/your-election-information

Find upcoming elections in your area, your polling station, candidates, and contact details for your local electoral services team