On this page you can access our guidance for candidates and agents standing at local government elections in England on 5 May 2011.
Information on standing for election (principal area elections)
- Can you stand for election? (PDF)
- Qualifications and disqualifications (PDF)
- Getting nominated (PDF)
- Election agents (PDF)
- Standing for a political party (PDF)
- Commonly used names (PDF)
- Selected key guidance documents (PDF)
Forms
The electoral process
- Postal voting (PDF)
- Notification of appointment of postal voting agent (DOC)
- Code of conduct on the handling of postal vote applications and postal ballot papers (PDF)
- The poll (PDF)
- Notification of appointment of polling agents (DOC)
- Tellers guidance for campaigners (PDF)
- Tellers' Do's and Dont's (PDF)
- The count (PDF)
- Notification of appointment of counting agents (DOC)
Campaigning and electoral integrity
Information on standing for election (parish/town council elections)
- Supplementary guidance for candidates at parish and town council elections in England (PDF)
- Nomination papers - parish/town council elections (DOC)
