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Lifeline · electoralcommission.org.uk over time
Checked in the last 30 daysOlder, dated recordFrom registration records
Registered 26 years ago · on AboutUs since 2006 · one registrar since Jul 23, 2025 · no ownership change on record since 2010 · last checked Oct 3, 2026.
Registration
RegisteredMar 23, 2000electoralcommission.org.uk was registered on Mar 23, 2000.Source: RDAP, fetched Sep 8, 2026
AboutUs record
AboutUs wiki pageAboutUs wiki pageNov 13, 2006 – Nov 9, 2013An AboutUs wiki page described electoralcommission.org.uk from Nov 13, 2006 to Nov 9, 2013 (2 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023Said about itself in 2006Jul 1, 2006
Registrar
Cloudflare, Inc.Cloudflare, Inc.Jul 23, 2025 – Oct 1, 2026 (latest)Registrar Cloudflare, Inc. (IANA 1910) in the registration data recorded, first on Jul 23, 2025 and most recently on Oct 1, 2026.Source: RDAP, fetched Sep 8, 2026
Ownership
Ownership recordsOct 23, 2010 – Jan 20, 2026Registration records for electoralcommission.org.uk are held from Oct 23, 2010 to Jan 20, 2026 (72 records). None shows a change of registrant. Privacy-service and redaction changes are not counted.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
No ownership changes recorded, 2010–2026
Zone file
No nameserver records held, Jan 2026 – Oct 2026Nameservers: clara.netNameservers: clara.netOct 4, 2016 – May 22, 2024Registration records listed clara.net nameservers (ns0.clara.net, ns1.clara.net) for electoralcommission.org.uk from Oct 4, 2016 to May 22, 2024.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Certificate
AmazonAmazonDec 27, 2025 – Oct 27, 2026Amazon issued 2 certificates for electoralcommission.org.uk from Dec 27, 2025, the latest valid until Feb 27, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)Sectigo LimitedMar 12, 2026 – Oct 27, 2026
20102020Jan ’26Oct ’26← last 12 months, drawn wider
Every dated fact on this lifeline (14)
Mar 23, 2000Registration: electoralcommission.org.uk was registered on Mar 23, 2000.Source: RDAP, fetched Sep 8, 2026
Jul 1, 2006AboutUs record: “About us We are an independent body that was set up by the UK Parliament. Our mission is to foster public confidence and participation in the democratic process in the UK.”Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006
Nov 13, 2006 – Nov 9, 2013AboutUs record: An AboutUs wiki page described electoralcommission.org.uk from Nov 13, 2006 to Nov 9, 2013 (2 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023
Oct 23, 2010 – Jan 20, 2026Ownership: Registration records for electoralcommission.org.uk are held from Oct 23, 2010 to Jan 20, 2026 (72 records). None shows a change of registrant. Privacy-service and redaction changes are not counted.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
Oct 4, 2016 – May 22, 2024Zone file: Registration records listed clara.net nameservers (ns0.clara.net, ns1.clara.net) for electoralcommission.org.uk from Oct 4, 2016 to May 22, 2024.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
May 31, 2024 – Jan 20, 2026
“About us We are an independent body that was set up by the UK Parliament. Our mission is to foster public confidence and participation in the democratic process in the UK.”
Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006
Current AboutUs recordJul 3, 2026 – Aug 21, 2026 (latest)Authority and Safety last refreshed Aug 21, 2026.Source: AboutUs checks
Nameservers: CloudflareMay 31, 2024 – Jan 20, 2026Registration records listed Cloudflare nameservers (desi.ns.cloudflare.com, kenneth.ns.cloudflare.com) for electoralcommission.org.uk from May 31, 2024 to Jan 20, 2026.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
DNS moved to CloudflareMay 31, 2024electoralcommission.org.uk's nameservers moved from clara.net to Cloudflare between May 22, 2024 and May 31, 2024. Last seen at clara.net: May 22, 2024 (registration record). First seen at Cloudflare: May 31, 2024 (registration record).Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Sectigo Limited issued 6 certificates for electoralcommission.org.uk from Mar 12, 2026, the latest valid until Mar 12, 2027.
Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Let's EncryptMar 26, 2026 – Oct 27, 2026Let's Encrypt issued 19 certificates for electoralcommission.org.uk from Mar 26, 2026, the latest valid until Jan 20, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Google Trust ServicesMay 9, 2026 – Oct 27, 2026Google Trust Services issued 7 certificates for electoralcommission.org.uk from May 9, 2026, the latest valid until Jan 22, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Certificate from Google Trust ServicesSep 4, 2026 – Oct 3, 2026 (latest)Google Trust Services certificate valid Sep 4, 2026 to Dec 3, 2026, as seen on Oct 3, 2026.Source: TLS check, Oct 3, 2026
Zone file: Registration records listed Cloudflare nameservers (desi.ns.cloudflare.com, kenneth.ns.cloudflare.com) for electoralcommission.org.uk from May 31, 2024 to Jan 20, 2026.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
May 31, 2024Zone file: electoralcommission.org.uk's nameservers moved from clara.net to Cloudflare between May 22, 2024 and May 31, 2024. Last seen at clara.net: May 22, 2024 (registration record). First seen at Cloudflare: May 31, 2024 (registration record).Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Jul 23, 2025 – Oct 1, 2026Registrar: Registrar Cloudflare, Inc. (IANA 1910) in the registration data recorded, first on Jul 23, 2025 and most recently on Oct 1, 2026.Source: RDAP, fetched Sep 8, 2026
Dec 27, 2025 – Oct 27, 2026Certificate: Amazon issued 2 certificates for electoralcommission.org.uk from Dec 27, 2025, the latest valid until Feb 27, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Mar 12, 2026 – Oct 27, 2026Certificate: Sectigo Limited issued 6 certificates for electoralcommission.org.uk from Mar 12, 2026, the latest valid until Mar 12, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Mar 26, 2026 – Oct 27, 2026Certificate: Let's Encrypt issued 19 certificates for electoralcommission.org.uk from Mar 26, 2026, the latest valid until Jan 20, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
May 9, 2026 – Oct 27, 2026Certificate: Google Trust Services issued 7 certificates for electoralcommission.org.uk from May 9, 2026, the latest valid until Jan 22, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Jul 3, 2026 – Aug 21, 2026AboutUs record: Authority and Safety last refreshed Aug 21, 2026.Source: AboutUs checks
Sep 4, 2026 – Oct 3, 2026Certificate: Google Trust Services certificate valid Sep 4, 2026 to Dec 3, 2026, as seen on Oct 3, 2026.Source: TLS check, Oct 3, 2026
Registered 2000 · AboutUs's live check was blocked by the site's bot protection
The Electoral Commission is an independent body set up by the UK Parliament to foster public confidence and participation in the democratic process. It regulates elections and referendums in the UK.
AboutUs has not vetted this site. Everything below is what we could measure automatically. Anything you do on the site — paying, sharing personal details, downloading — is between you and the site, not AboutUs.
Current facts
Latest available measurements; dated entries retain their dates. These are measurements, not an endorsement of the site.
latest result
The Electoral Commission — company name on record since 2006; still matches the live site.
latest result
Domain registered Mar 23, 2000 — 26 years old.
latest result
Registrar on record: Cloudflare, Inc. — unchanged since AboutUs began tracking (Sep 8, 2026).
Authority 62/100— ahead of 62% of the August 2026 scored sampleClear
Why this authority score
62 is a percentile: higher than 62% of sites we score.
How it's calculated
Prominence (Tranco rank #58,492)+7
Verified continuity: 26.6 years (RDAP registration)+11
Security & email hygiene+3
Calibration adjustment (published map)+11
Model score: 32/99 — what these reason lines add up to.
Published Authority (percentile): 62/100 — this site's rank against the August 2026 scored sample. Public Authority is capped at 99.
Safety evidence
No unexpired threat-feed result; name-similarity check available (recorded about 67 days ago); 3/3 transport and email checks available (oldest recorded about 67 days ago). This is evidence coverage, not a probability that a website is safe.
No caution flags in the available scoring observations; this is not a complete safety assessment
What electoralcommission.org.uk said about itself, 2006
Quoted from the site's AboutUs wiki page in each year it changed (1 version). These are the page's own words at the time, not AboutUs's assessment. New words · dropped words
2006
About us We are an independent body that was set up by the UK Parliament. Our mission is to foster public confidence and participation in the democratic process in the UK.
Site history
Dated record — historical facts always carry their date; self-description below is the 2013 record.
2000
Domain registered (Mar 23, 2000).
2006
First tracked by AboutUs (Nov 13, 2006); profile edited 2 times through 2013.
2013
Self-description at the time:
“ElectoralCommission.org.uk Site dedicated to raise public confidence in democratic process”
2026
Checked today — The site's bot protection blocked AboutUs's HTTPS check; all 1 of the other checks passed (Oct 27, 2026).
✓ name continuity same company name for 20 years✓ domain continuity 26 years registered– live check blocked the site's bot protection turned the check away Oct 27, 2026