Founded in 1987, the AEA is the professional body representing the interests of UK electoral administrators. We are a non-governmental and non-partisan body with over 2,000 members, the majority employed by local authorities to provide electoral registration and election services. Eleven branches of the Association cover the United Kingdom, including the Scotland and Northern Ireland Branch.
We award the UK's only professional qualification in electoral administration, and provide year-round training, guidance and support to the electoral community. Our polling station staff training is a market-leader, used by over 200 local authorities to train 70,000 staff for 2 May 2024 polls.
Working across the sector we have close links with the Department for Levelling Up and Electoral Commission, as well as devolved governments and other electoral and local government stakeholders.