The Greater London Authority Elections Rules 2007

Nomination of candidates U.K.

6.—(1) Each candidate must be nominated by a separate nomination paper, which must be—

(a) in the appropriate form, and

(b) delivered to the place fixed for the purpose by the CRO, which must be at the offices of a local authority within the Assembly constituency, before the last time for the delivery of nomination papers.

(2) The nomination paper must state the candidate's—

(a) full names, [F1 and]

F2 (b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(c) if desired, description,

and the surname must be placed first in the list of names.

(3) If a candidate commonly uses—

(a) a surname which is different from any other surname he has, or

(b) a forename which is different from any other forename he has,

the nomination paper may state the commonly used surname or forename, or both surname and forename, in addition to the other name.

(4) The description (if any) can only be—

(a) one authorised as mentioned in paragraph (5) or (7), or

(b) the word “Independent”.

(5) A nomination paper may not include a description of a candidate that is likely to lead electors to associate the candidate with a registered party unless—

(a) the party is a qualifying party in relation to the electoral area, and

(b) the description is authorised by a certificate—

(i) issued by or on behalf of the registered nominating officer of the party, and

(ii) received by the CRO before the last time for the delivery of nomination papers set out in the timetable in rule 3.

(6) In paragraph (5) an authorised description may be either—

(a) the name of the party registered under section 28 of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 M1 , or

(b) a description of the party registered under section 28A M2 of that Act.

(7) A nomination paper may not include a description of a candidate which is likely to lead electors to associate the candidate with two or more registered political parties unless the parties are each qualifying parties in relation to the electoral area and the description is a registered description authorised by a certificate—

(a) issued by or on behalf of the registered nominating officer of each of the parties, and

(b) received by the CRO before the last time for the delivery of nomination papers set out in the timetable in rule 3.

(8) For the purposes of paragraph (7), a description is a registered description if it is a description registered for use by the parties under section 28B of the 2000 Act M3 .

(9) A person will be guilty of a corrupt practice if he fraudulently purports to be authorised to issue a certificate under paragraph (5) or (7) on behalf of a registered party's nominating officer.

[F3 (9A) The nomination paper must be accompanied by a form (in this Schedule referred to as “the home address form”) which states—

(a) the candidate’s—

(i) full names,

(ii) home address in full, and

(iii) qualifying address or, if the candidate declares that they are qualified by more than one of the qualifications mentioned in paragraph (9D), qualifying addresses;

(b) in relation to each qualifying address, which of the qualifications mentioned in paragraph (9D) that address relates to;

(c) the attesting person’s—

(i) full names, and

(ii) home address in full.

(9B) The home address form—

(a) may contain a statement made and signed by the candidate that the candidate requires their home address not to be made public, and

(b) if it does so, must—

(i) where the candidate’s home address is in the United Kingdom, state the name of the relevant area;

(ii) where the candidate’s home address is outside the United Kingdom, state the country in which it is situated.

(9C) The provisions in paragraph (1)(b) about the delivery of the nomination paper also apply to the home address form.

(9D) In this rule, “qualifying address”, in relation to a candidate, means—

(a) if the candidate declares in their consent to nomination that they are qualified to be elected by virtue of being registered as a local government elector for Greater London, the address at which they are so registered;

(b) if the candidate declares in their consent to nomination that they are qualified to be elected by virtue of occupying as owner or tenant any land or other premises in Greater London, a description and address of that land or those premises;

(c) if the candidate declares in their consent to nomination that they are qualified to be elected by virtue of their principal or only place of work being in Greater London, the address of that place of work;

(d) if the candidate declares in their consent to nomination that they are qualified to be elected by virtue of residing in Greater London, the address, or addresses, at which the candidate has so resided.

(9E) In this rule—

“attesting person”, in relation to a candidate, means the person who attests the candidate’s consent to nomination in accordance with rule 7(1)(b);

“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 for 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 it is situated.]

(10) For the purposes of the application of these rules in relation to an election—

(a) “registered party” means a party which was registered under Part 2 of the 2000 Act on the day (“the relevant day”) which is two days before the last day for the delivery of nomination papers at that election,

(b) a registered party is a qualifying party in relation to an electoral area if on the relevant day the party was registered in respect of England in the Great Britain register maintained under that Part of that Act.

(11) For the purposes of paragraph (10)(a), any day falling within rule 4(1) must be disregarded.

Textual Amendments

F1 Word in Sch. 5 rule 6(2)(a) inserted (31.12.2019) by The Greater London Authority Elections (Amendment) Rules 2019 (S.I. 2019/1426), rules 1(1), 3(3)(a)(i) (with rule 2)

F2 Sch. 5 rule 6(2)(b) omitted (31.12.2019) by virtue of The Greater London Authority Elections (Amendment) Rules 2019 (S.I. 2019/1426), rules 1(1), 3(3)(a)(ii) (with rule 2)

F3 Sch. 5 rule 6(9A)-(9E) inserted (31.12.2019) by The Greater London Authority Elections (Amendment) Rules 2019 (S.I. 2019/1426), rules 1(1), 3(3)(b) (with rule 2)

Marginal Citations

M1 Section 28 of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c.41) was amended by S.I. 2004/366 and by section 48 of the Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c.22).

M2 Section 28A of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c.41) was inserted by section 49(1) of the Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c.22).

M3 Section 28B of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c.41) was inserted by section 49(1) of the Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c.22).