TST: Voting Registers information for Bradford and places above it in the hierarchy

Voting Registers information for Bradford and places above it in the hierarchy

The Parliamentary Registers for the borough of Bradford were issued in various formats. These formats are as follows:
- 1853-1867, completely alphabetical by surname for the whole of Bradford, Bowling, Horton and Manningham townships.
- 1868-1878, alphabetical by surname by wards for the above townships.
- 1881-1883, as above but wards split because of the number of voters and additional wards in 1883.
- 1884-1915, wards split, streets given in alphabetical order, then by house number.
- Please be sure to read these notes for this section (1853-1915)!
Here are the Parliamentary Voting registers:
- The Registers for 1853 to 1867
- The Registers for 1868 to 1873
- The Registers for 1874 to 1878
- The Registers for 1881 to 1883
- The Registers for 1884 to 1898
- The Registers for 1900 to 1915
Here are the Parochial Voting Registers. It should be noted that some of the wards are split within the years.
- The Parochial Registers for 1896 to 1909
Here are the Parliamentary and Local Voting Registers for 1920-1937 (work in progress).
Please be sure to read these notes for this section (1920-1937)!
- The Parliamentary and Local Registers for 1920 to 1937

In the UK these are referred to as Electoral Registers or Electoral Rolls. In earlier times they are often known as Poll Books.

The electoralregisters.org.uk site offers ... information about the electoral registers, electoral rolls, poll books from 1700 to the present day, how to access the registers online, how to make the most from your searches, what is available and not available, and much, much, more.
For some of the legal background, this legal volume about The Representation of the People Act, 1918 may prove useful - https://archive.org/details/representationof00frasrich?view=theater

British Library holds copies of all past and present Electoral Registers for view by personal visit. Their online guide provides details of what is available, both from them and from companies offering paid-for online access.
Lists of Names: Pollbooks and Electoral Registers (archived copy), by Stuart A. Raymond.
Electoral Registers - "information about the electoral registers, electoral rolls, poll books from 1700 to the present day, how to access the registers online, . . ."