ELECTORAL COMMISSION- YORK
- YORK SCIENCE PARK, IT CENTRE, INNOVATION WAY, HESLINGTON
YO10 5NP YORK, NORTH YORKSHIRE
Phone: 01904 567990
Fax: 01904 567719
E-mail: Send messagewww.electoralcommission.org.uk
Short profile:
We are divided into five main directorates: Party and Election Finance; Electoral Administration (including our English regional offices and our offices in Northern Ireland and Wales); Communications (including our office in Scotland); Finance and Corporate Services; Deputy Chief Executive's Directorate. We work to: register political parties; make sure people understand and follow the rules on party and election finance; publish details of where parties and candidates get money from and how they spend it; set the standards for running elections and report on how well this is done; make sure people understand it is important to register to vote, and know how to vote.
Detailed description:
Our 10 Commissioners lead our strategy and set our priorities. They are independent of political parties - though our four recently appointed Commissioners bring direct experience in political parties - and are accountable directly to Parliament. The Commission is headed by 10 Commissioners. We are supported by a Chief Executive, an Executive team and an employee workforce of around 140.
Our Commissioners meet on a monthly basis to discuss and review the way we deliver our strategy and priorities. These meetings are attended by all Commissioners and our Executive team. Our head office is in London and we have offices in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
We also have offices in York, Exeter and Coventry, with responsibilities for the North of England, South West England and the Midlands respectively. In addition we set up a South of England office within our London offices.
Keywords:
Government Office, electoral pilot scheme, Parliament, electoral administrators, electoral registration, government elections, Electoral Commission, Electoral Registration Officers, Electoral observers, political parties, political elections, election finance, Parliamentary elections, party election
