Guidance for Candidates and Agents at Combined Authority Mayoral elections

You can obtain nomination papers from the CARO. Alternatively, the Commission has produced a set of nomination papers for candidates at nomination papers for candidates at combined authority mayoral elections without police [fire] and crime functions that you can use.

If you are standing in a combined authority where the combined authority mayor will also take on the functions of a Police [Fire] and Crime Commissioner, the Commission has also produced a set of nomination papers for candidates at combined authority mayoral elections with police [fire] and crime functions that you can use. 

Your name and any description should be written on the nomination form before you ask subscribers to sign the form.

The nomination form must be completed in English.

The form must contain:

Your full name1

• This means your surname and other names in full.
• Using initials only could lead to your nomination form being rejected.
• Do not use prefixes such as Mr, Mrs, Dr or Cllr as part of your name.
• The same applies to suffixes. However, if you have a title, you can use this as your full name. For example, if your actual name is Joseph Smith but your hereditary title is Joseph Avon, you can use the name Joseph Avon as your full name.

Signatures of 100 electors registered in the combined authority area2

• Also known as subscribers, with at least ten subscribers from each constituent council
• Your subscribers must appear on the relevant local government electoral register in force 25 working days before the poll. For more information see our guidance on subscribers

Description

You can also choose to use a description on your nomination paper. The type of description you can use depends on whether you are an independent or party candidate.

You do not have to use a description. If you choose not to use a description, you can leave the description field of the nomination form blank.