Part 1Administration and conduct of elections
Nomination of candidates at parliamentary elections
I1I211Home address form: statement of local authority area
1
Schedule 1 to RPA 1983 (Parliamentary elections rules) is amended as follows.
2
In rule 6 (nomination of candidates)—
a
in paragraph (5)(b), for the words from “state” to the end substitute
—
i
where the candidate’s home address is in the United Kingdom, state the constituency or the relevant area within which that address is situated;
ii
where the candidate’s home address is outside the United Kingdom, state the country within which that address is situated.
b
after paragraph (5) insert—
6
In paragraph (5)(b)(i), “relevant area” means—
a
in relation to a home address in England—
i
if the address is within a district for which there is a district council, that district;
ii
if the address is within a county in which there are no districts with councils, that county;
iii
if the address is within a London borough, that London borough;
iv
if the address is within the City of London (including the Inner and Middle Temples), the City of London;
v
if the address is within the Isles of Scilly, the Isles of Scilly;
b
in relation to a home address in Wales—
i
if the address is within a county, that county;
ii
if the address is within a county borough, that county borough;
c
in relation to a home address in Scotland, the local government area in which the address is situated;
d
in relation to a home address in Northern Ireland, the local government district in which the address is situated.
3
In the Appendix of forms, in the Form of Front of Ballot Paper, for the address after “Catherine Angelina Smith” substitute “(address in [relevant area])”
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