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- 1987-1998 (Creation)
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56.71 linear metres
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Biographical history
The first registers of voters were lists of those owing land tax, since the right to vote depended on the amount of property a man owned.
It was not until the 1832 Reform Act that the creation of electoral registers became a requirement. At first these were the responsibility of the Quarter Sessions, although from 1888 they were compiled by County Councils and from 1974 by District Councils. The registers mainly list those eligible to vote for parliamentary elections although they often double as lists for local government elections.
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PER/B 1987-1998 Collection 56.71 linear metres Registers are created and maintained by borough councils.
The first registers of voters were lists of those owing land tax, since the right to vote depended on the amount of property a man owned.
It was not until the 1832 Reform Act that the creation of electoral registers became a requirement. At first these were the responsibility of the Quarter Sessions, although from 1888 they were compiled by County Councils and from 1974 by District Councils. The registers mainly list those eligible to vote for parliamentary elections although they often double as lists for local government elections.
Received in multiple accessions between 1995 and 1998 (ACC/3442, ACC/3710, B97/106).
Registers of electors for London boroughs including Barking and Dagenham; Barnet; Bexley; Brent; Bromley; Camden; Croydon; Enfield; Greenwich; Hackney; Hammersmith; Haringey; Harrow; Havering; Hillingdon; Hounslow; Islington; Kensington; Lambeth; Lewisham; Westminster; Merton; Newham; Redbridge; Richmond; Southwark; Sutton; Tower Hamlets; Waltham Forest and Wandsworth, 1987-1998.
PER/B/1: registers for 1987-1996; PER/B/1997: registers for 1997; PER/B/1998: registers for 1998.
Available for general access.
Copyright: City of London.
English
Fit
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
For City of London electoral registers see COL/TCD/ER; for London County Council electoral registers 1890-1965 see LCC/PER/B and for Middlesex electoral registers see MR/PER.
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Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Received in multiple accessions between 1995 and 1998 (ACC/3442, ACC/3710, B97/106).
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Scope and content
Registers of electors for London boroughs including Barking and Dagenham; Barnet; Bexley; Brent; Bromley; Camden; Croydon; Enfield; Greenwich; Hackney; Hammersmith; Haringey; Harrow; Havering; Hillingdon; Hounslow; Islington; Kensington; Lambeth; Lewisham; Westminster; Merton; Newham; Redbridge; Richmond; Southwark; Sutton; Tower Hamlets; Waltham Forest and Wandsworth, 1987-1998.
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Accruals
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PER/B/1: registers for 1987-1996; PER/B/1997: registers for 1997; PER/B/1998: registers for 1998.
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Available for general access.
Conditions governing reproduction
Copyright: City of London.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
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English
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
For City of London electoral registers see COL/TCD/ER; for London County Council electoral registers 1890-1965 see LCC/PER/B and for Middlesex electoral registers see MR/PER.
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Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
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- English