Ancestry adds UK, Electoral Registers, 2011-2018

A huge new collection of 45,527,734 people. 2011-2018 is long into the period when men and women were equally enfranchized.

Look to find:

Name
Residence Date
Address
Residence Place

Although residents are not eligible to vote until age 18, they can complete their registration beginning at age 16 (age 14 in Scotland and Wales). To register, one must be a British citizen, a European Union citizen living in the United Kingdom, or be one of certain individuals with permission to stay in the United Kingdom or who do not need permission.

I couldn’t find some family members who I know should be in the registers., likely as individuals had the option of declining to be included in the open register.

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