Renewal of the
Church Electoral Roll
2025 is a year for preparation
of a new Electoral Roll​​
The new Electoral Roll is now complete and takes effect on Saturday 10 May. No new names can be added until after the Annual Parochial Church Meeting on 25 May.​
To be eligible to be included on the Roll you must have been baptised and be sixteen on or before the date of the Annual Parochial Church Meeting, which this year is on Sunday 25 May. You must also be one of the following:
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A member of the Church of England, or of a Church in communion with the Church of England, and be resident in the parish; or
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A member of the Church of England and, not being resident in the parish, to have habitually attended public worship in the parish during a period of six months prior to enrolment; or
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A member in good standing of a Church which subscribes to the doctrine of the Holy Trinity (not being a Church in communion with the Church of England) and also prepared to declare himself to be a member of the Church of England having habitually attended public worship in the parish during a period of six months prior to enrolment.
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Every parish has a Church Electoral Roll, which records the names of lay persons who are eligible to vote on church matters. Being on the Church Electoral Roll also means that you can attend the Annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM) and stand for election to the PCC.
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You can, of course, be a full and active member of All Hallows and/or St Mary Magdalene churches without joining the Roll and being on the Roll does not commit you to any additional commitments, however, it does help the church show its strength. Representation on the governing bodies of the church depends on the number on the Electoral Roll.