Electoral Commission (united Kingdom)

The commission is responsible for:

working with the Boundary Committee in determining the boundaries of Council Wards and Divisions, in accordance with statutory guidelines

regulating Political Parties , including maintaining a register of political parties for the United Kingdom, and the funding of Political Campaign s

The commissioners are:

Peter Wardle is the Chief Executive

2006 ELECTORAL TRIALS

At the May 2006 local elections, 15 pilot schemes took place in 21 local authority areas across England:

Brent ; Brentwood ; Broxbourne ; Gateshead, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, South Tyneside And Sunderland ; Harrow ; Knowsley, Liverpool, St Helens And Sefton ; Lewisham ; Newham ; Peterborough ; Rushmoor ; Shrewsbury And Atcham ; Stevenage ; Stratford-on-Avon ; Swindon ; and Westminster

Schemes included:

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