More than 27k islanders register on electoral roll

Thousands are expected to cast their ballots on 18 June

More than 27,000 islanders have signed up to the electoral roll ahead of the 2025 General Election, the States of Guernsey has said.

Islanders are expected to cast their ballots on 18 June, the first chance for voters since October 2020 to decide who should represent them to make key decisions for the island.

Officials said 27,316 people signed up ahead of the 30 April deadline, with nearly 2,000 people signing up in the final week.

Registrar-general of electors Colette Falla said it was "positive" to see the figure "climb quickly in the final days of the sign-up period".

She said forms for candidate nominations were available ahead of the nomination period starting on the 12 May.

Officials said 1,186 people aged between 15 and 19 had signed up to the electoral roll as well as 1,198 people aged between 20 and 24.

The age category 60-64 saw the most people register with 2,712 followed by 2,671 for 55-59s.

The numbers are down on the last election in 2020 when more than 31,000 people registered - at the time it was the highest number registered since 2008.

The candidate nomination period opens at 09:00 on Monday 12 May and closes at 16:30 on 14 May.