Printed electoral registers

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	You may wish to browse printed registers but please note that printed registers list people by address so you cannot simply look someone up on an alphabetical list of names. The registers are divided into wards, then each ward shows the electors street by street. For more flexible searching, see also Electoral registers online and on CD-ROM Many Bedfordshire libraries hold the 'edited version' of the electoral registers for their own areas Bedford Central has current and past edited registers for all Bedford Borough (and earlier registers, which were not edited, for Bedford Borough and also for Mid Bedfordshire); Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard libraries have the current and past edited registers for all South Bedfordshire (and earlier registers, which were not edited, for that area). Other libraries, except those in Mid Bedfordshire, hold the edited registers for their own immediate areas For further details about electoral registers held locally, including historical registers, see Local and family history > Where can I find electoral registers? The ‘full version’ of each current register is available for inspection at only a few places. In Bedfordshire, you can see the ‘full version’ of the electoral registers for a district or borough at the district or borough council office for that area. It is advisable to telephone a council office before you visit. Council web sites, with their contact details, are on You and Your Community > Government You may want to see the printed registers for other parts of the country. You could contact libraries in other areas to check whether they hold the earlier registers. Contact details are on the UK public libraries on the web site The British Library in London holds past registers for the whole country (but the current registers are never available there). For further details see the Electoral registers at the British Library entry on the Gateway to the Internet. Return to Finding people for more topics

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