Electoral register

If you have recently changed your name and you need to update it on the electoral register, you need to make a new application to register to vote on GOV.UK.

Alternatively, you can submit an online form providing your new name for registration.

You will need one of the following documents as evidence establishing a timeline of the name change:

• marriage or civil partnership certificate
• overseas marriage or civil partnership certificate
• amended birth certificate
• enrolled deed poll
• unenrolled deed poll or change of name deed
• statutory declaration or affidavit
• baptismal or confirmation certificate (for first names only)
• birth certificate
• certificate of naturalisation or registration
• adoption order/certificate

Complete a change of name form

If your name is spelt incorrectly in the electoral register, you can request to correct your registration details.

After your request, we will correct your name on the register. However, if the incorrect spelling was not due to an error we made when processing your voter registration application, we may ask you to provide proof of the correct spelling of your name. For example, your current passport or driving licence.

Request to correct your registration details

We can only process your request for change if you live in the London Borough of Hounslow. If you're not sure you live in the borough, you can check which council area you live in on GOV.UK.

If you have recently changed your nationality and you need to update it on the electoral register, you need to make a new application to register to vote on GOV.UK.

Alternatively, you can request to change your details via the online form.

You will need to provide:

• your full name and address
• your nationality (if you hold dual citizenship, please list the nationality that grants you more voting rights)
• a copy of one of either your:
  • passport
  • certificate of naturalisation

Request to change your nationality

If you have recently moved, the quickest way to update the electoral register is to register to vote via GOV.UK. 

When you do this, you can give your previous address and your old registration will be updated automatically.

Register to vote via GOV.UK

You can ask us to remove someone from the electoral register if they no longer live at your address and you are still receiving their poll cards or electoral information.

This may apply if you are:

• a current tenant
• a homeowner
• a landlord or managing agent

Request removal of someone who has moved out

We can only process your request if the address is in the London Borough of Hounslow. If you're not sure the address is in in the borough, you can check which council area the address is in on GOV.UK.

If you’re reporting the death of a relative, friend or former household member, the first step is usually to notify the local register office using the Tell Us Once service.

If electoral registration was not updated through that process, you can request removal from electoral register as an alternative.

You can do this if you are:

• new to a property
• a landlord
• acting on behalf of an elector who has passed away

If you can provide a copy of the death certificate, we can process the request immediately and may not need to send any further communications.

Request removal from electoral register

We can only process your request if the address is in the London Borough of Hounslow. If you're not sure the address is in in the borough, you can check which council area the address is in on GOV.UK.