Electoral Register: Annual Canvass 2024 [Updated 4/9/24]
The annual canvass is a review of the Electoral Register, in preparation for the yearly revision which is published on 1st December each year. Here, Folkestone and Hythe Disitrct Council are responsible for compiling and keeping the register up to date.
[Update 9/4/24: A message from the Elections Manager at F&HDC says "Further to my email of the 16 August, the canvass timetable has been revised. This is due to an electoral management system supplier issue that is out of my immediate control, that I have been trying to rectify with them for a while. Unfortunately a fix will not be available until 25 September at the earliest." We have revised the dates below accordingly.]
This year’s canvass has started slightly later because the General Election, however the same process and rules that have been in place since 2020, still apply.
This DOES mean that there will be emails from the District Council to local residents for whom they hold email addresses, asking for a confirmation of details, in the next few days. This is as per the last few years, entirely in line with good practice, and if the email asks you to visit www.folkestone-hythe.gov.uk/respond the emails are "legit".
If you’d like to know more about how the canvass is carried out, you can find this information on the F&HDC website.
The schedule of contact with properties and electors for this year is below:
Week commencing | Route | Method of contact | Response required? |
27 September 2024 | 1 | Yes, all electors that F&HDC hold an email address for, at matched properties, will be sent an email for a response. An email reminder will be sent two weeks after. | |
2 September 2024 | 2 | One page letter (CCB) | Yes, a route 2 property has not been matched therefore F&HDC need a response to check and update the details if necessary. This letter prompts a response using the website and does not have a return envelope. |
14 October 2024 | 1 | One page letter (CCA) | For properties that haven’t responded to the email, or F&HDC do not hold an email for – No, we only need a response to this letter if there is a change to report, if everything is correct a response is not required. |
14 October 2024 | 2/3 | A3 folded letter (Canvass Form) | For properties that haven’t responded to the CCB – Yes, F&HDC need a response to this letter, either via the website or by posting the completed Canvass Form back to us in the freepost envelope provided. Route 3 properties are care homes or houses of multiple occupation. |
4 November 2024 | 2/3 | A3 folded letter (Canvass Form reminder) | For properties that haven’t responded to the CCB or the first Canvass Form – Yes, F&HDC need a response to this letter, either via the website or by posting the Canvass Form in the freepost envelope provided. |
For route 2/3 properties that haven’t responded at all, we will attempt to personally contact them directly.
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