Thurrock Council (25 025 079)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Elections and electoral register 16-Feb-2026

Summary: We cannot investigate how the Council requested the postponement of the May 2026 local elections as this impacts all or most of the people in the Council’s area and so is not within our remit.

Hyndburn Borough Council (25 026 015)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Elections and electoral register 16-Feb-2026

Summary: We cannot investigate this complaint about the Council’s request to postpone local elections as it impacts all or most of the people in the Council’s area and is therefore outside our legal remit. Mr X is not caused a level of injustice that would warrant our involvement, from any fault in how the Council responded to his complaint.

West Oxfordshire District Council (25 015 349)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Elections and electoral register 13-Feb-2026

Summary: We will not investigate Mr X’s complaint about a canvasser entering his home and saying he could be fined £1,000. This is because any injustice is not significant enough to warrant an investigation by the Ombudsman.

London Borough of Harrow (25 015 426)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Elections and electoral register 02-Dec-2025

Summary: We will not investigate Mr X’s complaint about the information on the Council’s electoral canvassing form. This is because there is not enough evidence of fault to warrant our involvement.

City of Doncaster Council (25 018 541)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Elections and electoral register 26-Nov-2025

Summary: We will not investigate Mr X’s complaint that the Council passed incomplete data to a third party to verify his identity for the Electoral Register. This is because there is not enough evidence of fault to warrant an investigation.

Bedford Borough Council (25 014 002)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Elections and electoral register 03-Nov-2025

Summary: We will not investigate Mr X’s complaint that the Council has not complied with data protection law in respect of his request for it to change his record on its electoral register. This is because this is best dealt with by the Information Commissioner’s Office.

Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council (25 008 758)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Elections and electoral register 28-Oct-2025

Summary: We will not investigate Mr X’s complaint about how the Council corresponded with him about his eligibility to remain on the electoral register. This is because he has not demonstrated that he has suffered a significant injustice.

Greater Lincolnshire Combined Authority (25 008 001)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Elections and electoral register 14-Sep-2025

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about an election candidate’s campaign statements and eligibility. This is because these are not administrative functions of the Combined Authority.

London Borough of Waltham Forest (25 000 867)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Elections and electoral register 18-Jun-2025

Summary: We will not investigate Mr X’s complaint that the Council failed up properly update his entry in the electoral register when he changed his nationality. There is not enough evidence of fault to justify an investigation. In relation to Mr X’s issues around his subject access request, the Information Commissioner’s Office is better placed to deal with that complaint.

Teignbridge District Council (25 003 715)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Elections and electoral register 18-Jun-2025

Summary: We will not investigate Mr X’s complaint that the Council refused to exercise discretion and add him to the electoral register so he could vote in the upcoming elections. There is not enough evidence of fault to justify an investigation.