Voting and Elections

Register to Vote

• The fastest method is to register online at GOV UK

• Important: you will need your national insurance number in order to register. If you have not got a national insurance number, or have lost it, please contact 01684 862200.

• Usually within three to six weeks of the Electoral Registration Officer receiving your application your name will be added to the Register of Electors as long as your details can be correctly verified.

• We will write and confirm that your name has been added to the Register.

• During an election period there is a special deadline by which names can be added to the register.

• Please see the relevant Notice of Elections for details of the deadline for applications to be made.

Absent Vote Signature Refresh

If you vote by absent vote – a postal, proxy or postal proxy - you must provide a new signature every 5 years. We will write to you when we need a fresh copy of your signature. Letters regarding the 2021 signature refresh have recently been sent to relevant voters. Follow the instructions on the form and return it by post or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. before 1 March 2021 if you would like your absent vote to continue.

Please get in touch if you need any help or advice. Call 01684 862200 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  

Voting by Post

Voting by post allows you to vote at home without needing to visit a polling station. Before each election we will send your ballot paper to you in the post with a form to complete with your date of birth and signature.

You can register for a postal vote by completing a  pdf postal vote application (14 KB)  form.

If possible, please send your form via email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Emailed forms will be received and processed faster, and we will be able to acknowledge receipt via email reply. Alternatively, you can send your form via post to Electoral Services, The Council House, Avenue Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 3AF.

Proxy Voting

• You can register for a one-off proxy vote (this means appointing someone to vote on your behalf) by completing a  pdf proxy vote application form (102 KB) .

• To apply for permanent proxy vote (on grounds of employment, education or disability), please complete a permanent proxy vote application form.

• If possible, please send your form via email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Emailed forms will be received and processed faster, and we will be able to acknowledge receipt via email reply. Alternatively, you can send your form via post to Electoral Services, The Council House, Avenue Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 3AF. 

Referendums/Petitions 2020

The Local Government Act 2000 requires the Council to publish a pdf notice (6 KB) which sets out the minimum number of signatures which would be needed to support a valid petition requiring the council to hold a referendum on whether the district should change to a different form of governance.

The minimum number, equal to 5 per cent of the local government electors for Malvern Hills District Council shown in the revised register published at 15 February 2020, is 3126.

This is the minimum number of signatures needed to support any petitions to the council submitted between 31 March 2020 and before 1 April 2021.

A new number will be published in February 2021 and if the number is less than 3126 then the new number will apply from the date published.

Register of Electors

The Register of Electors contains the names and addresses of everyone living in the district who are eligible to vote (British, Commonwealth and citizens of other European Union Members States). In order to vote your name must be on the Register of Electors for the area in which you live.

The information contained within the Register can only be used for certain purposes such as elections, law enforcement and credit referencing.

If you have any queries please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or telephone 01684 862200.