You may withdraw as a candidate by signing and submitting a withdrawal notice, which must be witnessed and signed by one other person.1
There are no restrictions on who may submit the notice, but it must be delivered by hand or by post. However, we recommend that you, your agent or someone you trust hand delivers it, so you can be sure the notice is delivered to the Regional Returning Officer (RRO) in time.
You can obtain a notice of withdrawal from the RRO or download it from our website.
The withdrawal notice must be submitted to the RRO at the place for the delivery of nomination papers and by the deadline for withdrawals, 4pm, 23 working days before the poll.
After the withdrawal deadline it is not possible to withdraw from the election, and your name will appear on the ballot paper. If the election is uncontested, you will be declared elected.
If you withdraw as a candidate, your deposit will be returned.