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Introduction
On this page:
- Guidance on UK Parliamentary by-elections in Great Britain
- Guidance on UK Parliamentary by-elections in Northern Ireland
- Guidance on Scottish Parliamentary by-elections
For background information on UK Parliamentary by-elections, please see our factsheet:
UK Parliamentary by-election in Great Britain
Guidance
- Guidance for candidates and agents: UK Parliamentary by-election in Great Britain (PDF)
- Hustings events: guidance for parties, candidates and hustings organisers (PDF)
Forms and explanatory notes
- Nomination papers (PDF)
- Nomination papers (DOC)
- Nomination papers - for on-screen completion and printing (PDF). Please download and save this form to your desktop before completing it as, otherwise, you may not be able to make any changes to it.
- Additional candidate forms (DOC) - notification of postal, polling and counting agents; withdrawal of candidature
- Return of candidate spending: UK Parliamentary by-election in Great Britain (PDF)
- Candidate declaration form: election of a Member of Parliament (PDF)
- Agent declaration form: election of a Member of Parliament (PDF)
- Access to Elected Office Fund for Disabled People Factsheet (PDF)
UK Parliamentary by-election in Northern Ireland
Guidance
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| Candidate spending at UK parliamentary by-elections in Northern Ireland (PDF) | Overview of donations to candidates (PDF) | Permissibility checks for candidates (PDF) | Hustings events (PDF) |
Forms and explanatory notes
- Return of candidate spending: UK Parliamentary by-election in Northern Ireland (PDF)
- Candidate declaration form: election of a Member of Parliament (PDF)
- Agent declaration form: election of a Member of Parliament (PDF)
- Access to Elected Office Fund for Disabled People Factsheet (PDF)
Scottish Parliamentary by-election
Guidance
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| Candidate spending at Scottish Parliamentary by-elections (PDF) | Overview of donations to candidates (PDF) | Permissibility checks for candidates (PDF) | Hustings events (PDF) |




