Electoral Roll Update 2026

Like all other parishes in the Church of England, our 2 churches are each required to maintain a roll of voters and to make sure that is updated before each Annual Meeting. The Roll is also important as the Church of England uses the numbers of names on it as one measure of a church’s committed membership.

If you regularly attend services at our churches, you are encouraged to sign up.
Being on on the Electoral Roll means that you are eligible to vote at the annual meeting and nominate PCC members and representatives on Deanery Synod. You can also stand for election yourself.

If you are already on the Electoral there is no need to do anything further this year. However, if you have joined the church family since April 2025 we warmly invite you to fill out a form.

You can submit your application in several ways:

  • Online - Radcliffe and/or Shelford (This is our preferred route, please)

  • By email - download and fill out this form and return to the Church Office

  • On paper - paper forms are available at the back of church or from the Church Office. Please return to the Church Office letterbox or hand to a Churchwarden

The deadline for applications is 31st March 2026.

Do I have to join the Roll?

No, it is perfectly possible to be a member of our churches without being on an Electoral Roll. However, if you are eligible to join we would encourage you to consider it for the above reasons.

Am I eligible to join?

To be eligible you must be:

  • Not a member of the clergy!

  • Over 16 or nearly 16

  • Baptised

  • One of:

    • A member of the Church of England who lives in the parish

    • A member of the Church of England who lives elsewhere but who has been habitually worshipping here for the last 6 months (or who would have done if they had not been, for example, ill).

Can I be on the Roll of more than 1 church?

Yes indeed, if you fulfill the criteria above for each church. However, you can only serve on the PCC of one church!

What is displayed when the Roll is published?

The Roll will be published for 15 days before this year’s APCM on a paper list at the back of church. Names but no other details will be displayed.