What is the Church Electoral Roll?
In the Church of England, it is your parish’s register of electors; it is the list of those qualified to vote at the annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM) where the elections take place for: The Parochial Church Council (The PCC), and the parish’s representatives on the Deanery Synod.
The Electoral Roll is also our membership list, the number we can count upon as committed members of the Parish. Each church has an electoral roll officer – (link to page).
Who is the Electoral Roll for?
The Church Electoral Roll is for lay persons only. Retired clergy are still clergy and therefore not eligible for inclusion.
Who can be included on the Roll?
To be entitled to be included on the Roll a lay person must be:
a. Baptised
b. over 16 years of age on or before the date of the annual parochial church meeting.
c. either – a member of the Church of England, or a Church in Communion with the Church of England, and resident in the parish. (There is no requirement to go to church regularly).
or – a member of the Church of England, or a Church in communion with the Church of England, and resident in another parish, but habitually attending worship in the chosen parish for at least 6 months prior to enrolment (unless prevented from doing so by illness or other sufficient cause).
or – a member of a Church subscribing to the doctrine of the Holy Trinity, such as Roman Catholic, Baptist, Methodist, URC, etc (in other words, most mainstream Christian churches but not, for example, Unitarians or Jehovah’s Witnesses) and prepared to declare themselves a member of the Church of England, and having habitually attended worship in the chosen parish for at least 6 months prior to enrolment.
d. A person must also have signed an application form for enrolment.
If you wish to join our Electoral Roll, please complete this 
Every six years, parish Electoral Rolls are fully updated. In 2025, we carried out a complete revision for our parish.
If you join the Electoral Roll, you can:
- Vote for Parochial Church Council (PCC) members
- Vote for Deanery Synod representatives
- Stand for election to either body yourself
The Electoral Roll year runs from 1 April to 31 March.
Because 2025 is a full revision year, the previous roll expired on 31 March. This means anyone wishing to remain on the roll must complete a new application form — names from the old roll are not automatically carried forward.
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FAQs for Electoral Roll
A person can be on the Roll of several parishes if fulfilling the above criteria, but can only use one parish for the purposes of membership of the PCC, elections to synods, etc.
Living in the parish will not automatically add you to the electoral roll.
You can only be added to the electoral roll if you complete, sign and return your form to the electoral roll officer.
Names can be added to or removed from the Roll during the course of the year, except between the completion of the Roll and the close of the APCM. All such changes must be reported to the next meeting of the PCC.
Coming to church regularly, giving regularly or completing a welcome slip will not automatically add you to the electoral roll.
You can be removed from the electoral roll by writing to the electoral roll officer.
When you complete a form it is also a good idea to send in a Consent form too. Under GDPR we are required to gain your permission to use your contact details to pass on to you details of what is happening in our parish.
Download both the Electoral Roll Form and also the GDPR consent return them in an envelope to the Electoral Roll Officer or email a completed form to $$$$$$$.
Electoral Roll form download (PDF)