If you wish to be a candidate for election to a Parish, District or County Council you must be over 18 years of age, and meet one of the following:
- be on the electoral register for the Council for which you wish to be elected;
- or have either owned property, lived in or worked within the area of the Council for which you wish to be elected, throughout the 12 months immediately before the election.
- In the case of Parish Councils, you may qualify to be elected if you do not live in the Parish, but within 4.8km (3 miles) of the boundary.
- No deposit is payable for standing as a candidate for local elections.
Westminster or European Parliaments:
- If you wish to be a candidate for the Westminster or European Parliaments then you must be over 18 years of age.
- You will be required to pay a deposit to stand for Westminster or European Parliaments
- These currently are: Westminster £500 - European Parliaments £5,000.
A person may only stand as a candidate for a political party if the nomination paper is submitted with a certificate authorising their candidature issued by, or on behalf of, the nominating officer of a registered political party. Such candidates are entitled to use official registered party names and to have that name and logo printed on the ballot paper.
Any person may stand as an Independent Candidate. Such candidates may not, however, use registered party names or logos on their literature or on the ballot paper.
Nomination Papers and Guidance notes for Candidates may be obtained from Electoral Services Section, during the run-up to an election. There are detailed rules about the number of supporting signatures required, election expenses limits and the time for returning Nomination Papers, all of which must be strictly observed.
Contacts
If you would like general advice about standing as a Candidate, or would like assistance in completing a Nomination Paper, please telephone
01507 329403 or E-mail:elections@e-lindsey.gov.uk
Further information relating to Local Councils can be found at the National Association of Local Councils website: www.nalc.gov.uk
