Overview
You will find information on this page to help candidates and agents comply with the rules on campaign spending and donations.
If you are a prospective candidate and you belong to a registered party you should also see the page for regulated individuals.
Quicklinks:
- UK general election
- Local government election
- UK Parliamentary by-election
- European Parliamentary election
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UK general electionThe regulated period for the UK general election 2010 ran from 5 February 2009 to 6 May 2010. The deadline for reporting expenditure and donations has passed. |
UK general election
For background information on general elections see the UK elections page.
Guidance for candidates and agents:
- Guidance for candidates and agents: 2010 UK general elections in Great Britain (PDF)
- Guidance for candidates and agents: 2010 UK general election in Great Britain in Welsh (PDF)
- Candidates' expenses: Guidance for a UK general election in 2010 (Northern Ireland) (PDF)
Erratum sheet for candidates in Scotland:
Forms for candidates' spending returns:
To enter the information directly onto the form use the Excel versions below:
- Return of a candidate's election expenditure (long campaign): UK Parliamentary general election (XLS)
- Return of a candidate's election expenditure (short campaign): UK Parliamentary general election (XLS)
To print the form off and write on it, please use the PDF versions below, available in English and Welsh:
- Return of a candidate's election expenditure (long campaign): UK general election (PDF)
- Return of a candidate's election expenditure (short campaign): UK general election (PDF)
- Return of a candidate's election expenditure (long campaign) in Welsh: UK general election (PDF)
- Return of a candidate's election expenditure (short campaign) in Welsh: UK general election (PDF)
Please note there are separate versions of this form for use in Northern Ireland:
- Return of a candidate's election expenditure (long campaign): UK Parliamentary general election (Northern Ireland) (XLS)
- Return of a candidate's election expenditure (short campaign): UK Parliamentary general election (Northern Ireland) (XLS)
- Return of a candidate's election expenditure (long campaign): UK Parliamentary general election (Northern Ireland) (PDF)
- Return of a candidate's election expenditure (short campaign): UK Parliamentary general election (Northern Ireland) (PDF)
Declaration forms for candidates and agents:
Hustings events
- Hustings events: guidance for parties, candidates and hustings organisers (PDF)
- Hustings events: guidance for parties, candidates and hustings organisers in Welsh (PDF)
Local government elections
For more information on local government elections see the page for electoral administrators.
- Guidance for candidates and agents: local government elections in England 6 May 2010 (PDF)
- Erratum sheet to insert into candidates and agents guidance for local elections in England 6 May 2010 (PDF)
Forms and explanatory notes for candidates and agents (England and Wales elections):
- Return of a candidate's election expenditure return: local government election in England and Wales (XLS)
- Completing a candidate's election expenses return (PDF)
- Candidate declaration form: local government elections (PDF)
- Candidate declaration form: local government elections English-Welsh bilingual version (PDF)
- Agent declaration form: local government elections (PDF)
- Agent declaration form: local government elections English-Welsh bilingual version (PDF)
For more information on local government elections see page for electoral administrators.
UK Parliamentary by-election
Forms and explanatory notes for candidates and agents:
- Return of a candidate's election expenditure: UK Parliamentary election (XLS)
- Election of a Member of the UK Parliament: completing a candidate's election expenses return (PDF)
- Candidate declaration form: election of a Member of Parliament (PDF)
- Agent declaration form: election of a Member of Parliament (PDF)
European Parliamentary elections
We regulate candidates spending during the regulated period of a European Parliamentary election. For the 2009 European Parliamentary elections ran from 5 February 2009 to 4 June 2009 and the deadline for reporting expenditure and donations has passed.
We provide forms and guidance on spending for European Parliamentary elections when it is required.
