Download Application Form here then email to electoralroll@kidhp.org.uk (or hand in at any of our churches)
The parish electoral roll is a register of the lay members of the parish who are entitled to vote at the Annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM). Those on the roll are also eligible to be elected to lay representative positions on their PCC and Deanery Synod. Deanery synod representatives may then be elected to diocesan synod and general synod. The total number on the parish electoral roll, as presented at the APCM, is an important factor in determining the number of lay representatives (parochial and deanery synod) that a parish may have, whilst being only a small component of how the parish share allocation is determined.
FOR 2025 A NEW ELECTORAL ROLL WILL NEED TO BE PREPARED INSTEAD OF THE USUAL REVISION.
The only qualifications required are to be resident, baptised, 16 or over, self-declared member of the Church of England (or church in communion with it) and not ordained. Where you are not resident in the parish, you need to attend worship (at least monthly) for over six months and still meet the other conditions.
Note: Anyone wishing to stand for election to the Parochial Church Council or Deanery Synod must have had their name entered on the Church Electoral Roll for not less than six months prior to the election (except in the case of those under the age of eighteen) and be an ‘actual communicant’.
The roll must capture names, residential address and an email address where one is given in the application form. However, the electoral roll that is displayed, in accordance with data protection requirements, must only display names – no other personal data. The roll is available for inspection on a reasonable request being made to the PCC, but again only names must be made available, no other personal data. If an individual does not want their name to be publicly displayed, they cannot be on the church electoral roll.
The Application Form for registering to be on the Electoral Roll will be widely available, including printed copies in our churches. Alternatively you can download it to complete and email back – see top of page.