Combined Guidance for Returning Officers at Local Government and Police and Crime Commissioner Elections in England

There is no right of objection to a nomination at a local election.

You must keep the nomination papers securely stored and allow inspection of the nomination papers (excluding the home address form) by any member of the public, during office hours on any working day from the close of nominations up to and including the day before polling day.1  Anyone inspecting the nomination forms may also take copies. The nomination papers available for inspection are:

• the nomination form
• the consent to nomination
• any agent appointment form
• any requests for an emblem

After the deadline for inspection of nomination papers has passed, you should securely store them for one year after the election due to the time limit for prosecution in case of an election petition. 

Guidance on the inspection of the home address form can be found in our guidance on inspection of home address form.