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Greater London Authority elections

This page contains all the guidance and resources that we produce for candidates and their agents at the Greater London Authority elections on 3 May 2012. 

You can find additional resources - including nomination papers - on the London Elects website. 

Jump to the timetable of key events >

An overview document gives instructions on how to use this guidance and who does what at these elections. Read the Overview for candidates and agents (PDF) >

Guidance and resources

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Part 1: Can you stand for election?

Contents

  • Qualifications for standing for election
  • Disqualifications from standing for election

Resources

Part 1: Can you stand for election? (PDF) 
Part 2a: Standing as a Mayoral candidate

Contents

  • Completing and submitting your nomination papers
  • The deposit
  • The mayoral address booklet
  • What happens after the close of nominations?
  • Appointing your election agent, sub-agent(s) and other agents
  • What happens if a candidate dies?

Resources

 

Part 2a: Standing as a candidate for London Mayor (PDF) 
Part 2b: Standing as a Constituency candidate

Contents

  • Completing and submitting your nomination papers
  • The deposit
  • What happens after the close of nominations
  • Appointing your election agent, sub-agent(s) and other agents
  • What happens if a candidate dies?

Resources

Part 2b: Standing as a Constituency Member candidate (PDF) 
Part 2c: Standing as a London member candidate 

Contents

  • Completing and submitting your nomination papers
  • The deposit
  • What happens after the close of nominations
  • Appointing your election agent, sub-agent(s) and other agents
  • What happens if a candidate dies? 

Resources

Part 2c: Standing as a London Member candidate (PDF)
Candidate spending

Contents

  • How much you can spend
  • The activities covered by the rules
  • Which donations you can accept
  • How to check donations you receive
  • What information needs to be recorded and reported

Resources

Part 3: Spending and donations (PDF)
The campaign

Contents

  • Campaigning dos and don'ts
  • Using the electoral register and absent voters' lists
  • Using schools and rooms for public meetings
  • Imprints on campaign publicity material
  • Polling day dos and don'ts
  • Reporting allegations of electoral malpractice

Resources

Part 4: The campaign (PDF)
Attending electoral proceedings

Contents

  • Attending the opening of postal votes and what to expect
  • Attending polling stations and what to expect
  • Attending the count and what to expect

 

Resources

Part 5: Your right to attend key electoral events (PDF)
Attending electoral proceedings  

Contents

  • Making the declaration of acceptance of office
  • Access to election paperwork
  • Submitting your spending returns and declarations
  • Questioning the result through an election petition
  

Resources

Part 6: After the declaration of results (PDF)

Timetable for the 3 May 2012 elections

Date

Event

Click here for a detailed timetable for the 2012 elections (DOC)

20 March 2012 Last date for publication of notice of election
23 March 2012 Deadline to apply to register a new party to contest elections
12 noon on 28 March 2012 Close of nominations
25 May 2012* Last day for receipt of invoices for election spending
1 June 2012* Last day for payment of invoices for election spending
8 June 2012* Last day for submitting election spending return - Constituency candidates
13 July* Last day for submitting election spending return - Candidates for London-wide members and Mayor 
7 working days from the day the candidate's spending return is submitted Last day for receipt of candidate's declaration

* if the election result is declared before midnight on 4 May.

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