What Is The Church Electoral Roll? Why have one? The Church Electoral Roll is the parish’s register of electors and not the one that is completed to vote in General and Local Elections. It is a list of all people qualified to attend and to vote at the Annual Parochial Church Meetings. Anybody who is baptised, sixteen years of age or older, a member of the Church of England (or of a Church in Communion with the Church of England) and either a resident in the parish or who has habitually attended public worship in the parish for the preceding six months may apply to be entered on the Roll. The Roll is updated annually and a completely new Roll is compiled every sixth year (last done in 2025). What happens at the Annual Parochial Church Meetings (APCM)? The APCM is where the elections take place for the Churchwardens, the Parish’s representatives on the Deanery Synod and the Parochial Church Council (PCC). Any person whose name has been entered on the Church Electoral Roll for at least six months may stand for election to the PCC or Deanery Synod. Any person entitled to attend the APCM may raise any question of parochial or general church interest. The system is intended to enable church people at every level to be in touch with the Church as a whole and to play their part in decision making and also to ensure that the laity have their place in every aspect of church life, including its doctrine and services. 2026 Annual Electoral Roll Revision Our Church Electoral Roll is formally revised annually (except for those years when it is completed renewed) before each APCM, although new members can be added at any time. If you are not yet on the Electoral Roll, please fill in an Application Form. Copies are available at the back of the churches or can be downloaded and printed here. You can also check if you live in the parish by viewing the list of roads here. Completed forms should be returned to Bridget Nash – the Parish Electoral Roll Officer – who can also provide copies of forms, if requested, by email: bridgetnash@outlook.com. Completed forms may also be handed to the Vicar or the churchwardens or posted to the vicarage at 92 Browning Road, EN2 0HG. This year, the revision of the Electoral Roll will have to be completed by the middle of May, before the APCM on Sunday 31st May 2026.