How to become a Candidate
Thinking of becoming
a candidate?
So you're thinking about becoming a candidate?
Parish, district or county?
If you want to be a candidate for a parish, district or
county council then you need to be:
If you're not on the register, then you must have either:
- owned land or property;
- lived in;
- or worked in the electoral
area during the 12 months immediately before the
election.
In the case of parish elections, you may qualify as a candidate
even if you don't live in that parish. You need to live
within 3 miles (4.8 km) of the boundary.
You can get some really helpful information about becoming a
councillor from the National Association of
Local Council's
website.
MP or MEP?
If you want to stand for Parliament or become a candidate for
the European elections then you must be over 21.
You can get more information about becoming a parliamentary
election candidate by visiting the Electoral Commission
website.
More information?
You can get nomination papers and 'guidance notes for
candidates' from us during the run-up to an election.
There are detailed rules about the number of supporting
signatures you need, about election expenses and about when you
need to return your nomination papers, all of which must be
strictly observed.
Costs
It doesn't cost anything
to stand as a candidate for local elections.
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