The Local Elections (Communities) (Wales) Rules 2021

Home address forms E+W

9.—(1) This rule sets out the requirements for home address forms that must accompany nomination papers under rule 5(6).

(2) A home address form must state—

(a) the candidate’s full names,

(b) the candidate’s home address in full,

(c) the candidate’s qualifying address or addresses, and

(d) the qualification to which each qualifying address relates.

(3) The candidate’s qualifying address or addresses, and the qualification to which each qualifying address relates, depend on which one or more of options (a) to (d) on the nomination paper have been selected by the candidate, as set out in the following table.

Option selected on nomination paper	Candidate’s qualifying address	Qualification to which candidate’s qualifying address relates
Option (a)	The address in full in respect of which the candidate is registered as a local government elector	The qualification described in option (a) (registration as a local government elector for the area of the community council)
Option (b)	A description and the address of the land or premises that the candidate has occupied as owner or tenant (or, if the candidate is relying on more than one occupation to meet the qualification, the descriptions and addresses)	The qualification described in option (b) (occupation as owner or tenant, of land or other premises in the area of the community council)
Option (c)	The address of the candidate’s place of work (or, if the candidate is relying on more than one place of work to meet the qualification, the addresses)	The qualification described in option (c) (principal or only place of work in the area of the community council)
Option (d)	The address or addresses in full where the candidate has resided	The qualification described in option (d) (residence in the community or within 3 miles of it)

(4) If the candidate’s nomination paper includes commonly used forenames or surnames, the home address form must also state the commonly used names.

(5) The home address form must also state—

(a) the full names of the person who witnesses the candidate’s signature on the nomination paper, and

(b) that person’s home address in full.

(6) The home address form may contain a statement made and signed by the candidate that the candidate’s home address must not be made public.

(7) If the home address form contains such a statement, it must—

(a) where the candidate’s home address is in the United Kingdom, state the name of the relevant area (see paragraph (8));

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

(8) In this rule, “relevant area” means—

(a) where the candidate’s home address is in Wales—

(i) if the address is within a county, that county;

(ii) if the address is within a county borough, that county borough;

(b) where the candidate’s home address is 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;

(c) where the candidate’s home address is in Scotland, the local government area in which the address is situated;

(d) where the candidate’s home address is in Northern Ireland, the local government district in which it is situated.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 1 rule 9 in force at 17.12.2021, see rule 1