Guidance for (Acting) Returning Officers administering a UK Parliamentary election in Great Britain

This section of the guidance covers the statutory actions that must take place to enable the election timetable to formally commence.

This includes:

• the process for the issue and receipt of the writ 
• the subsequent publication of the notice of election 
• the requirement to deliver poll cards as soon as is practicable after the notice of election is published

We have published a non-date specific timetable for UK Parliamentary general elections and by-elections:

A date-specific timetable will be available on our website when the next UK Parliamentary general election is announced.