Electoral fraud
If you are on the electoral register, you have the right to vote in provate. You can choose how to vote without pressure from anyone else.
Report electoral fraud
If you have evidence that electoral fraud has taken place, contact CrimeStoppers:
- visit the CrimeStoppers website
- phone 0800 555 111
You do not have to give your name.
If you think electoral fraud may have happened, or you are worried that your vote could be used by someone else, contact our Elections team:
- phone 0121 303 2731
- email electionsoffice@birmingham.gov.uk
You can also report suspected fraud or electoral malpractice using our Electoral Malpractice Reporting Form.
Download the electoral malpractice reporting form
Send the completed form to the Elections Office. We will pass it to West Midlands Police for investigation.
About electoral fraud
Some activities around voting are allowed. Others are not.
Family and friends activity
You can:
- talk to friends and family about how you plan to vote
- listen to other people's opinions about how you should vote
- get help to travel to a polling station
- get help with voting at a pollong station if you have a disability, with permission from staff. Staff can also help you. Anyone assisting you must sign a form
No one can:
- force you to vote in a certain way or stop you from voting
- take or handle your postal ballot, watch you complete it or ask to see it aftwerward
- vote on your behalf or pretend to be you
Campaigner activity
Campaigners can:
- explain their party or candidate's policies
- encourage you to vote for their party or candidate
- encourage you not to vote for another party or candidate
- explain how to register to vote and how voting works, including postal votes
- give you registration, postal vote or proxy vote forms and explain how to fill them in
Campaigners cannot:
- force you to vote in a certain way or stop you from voting
- offer rewards for voting, such as money or gifts
- block your entry to a polling station
Video guidance
The Electoral Commission has produced a video that explains acceptable and unacceptable activities related to voting and campaigning.
Other language versions are available:
Page last updated: 24 April 2026
