To be able to stand as a candidate at a combined authority mayoral election where the mayor take on the Police [Fire] and Crime Commissioner functions, you must be:1
at least 18 years old on the day of your nomination
be a British citizen, an eligible Commonwealth citizen, a citizen of the Republic of Ireland, a qualifying EU citizen or an EU citizen with retained rights
meet at least one of the following four qualifications:
You are, and will continue to be, registered as a local government elector within the as relevant combined authority area from the day of your nomination onwards. More information is set out in our guidance Being a registered local government elector
Your main or only place of work during the 12 months prior to the day of your nomination and the day of election has been within the relevant combined authority area. More information is set out in our guidance Your main or only place of work is in the combined authority area
You have lived within the relevant combined authority area during the whole of the 12 months before the day of your nomination and the day of election. More information is set out in our guidance Living in the combined authority area
When completing your home address form and consent to nomination form you will be asked to indicate which qualifications you meet. You should indicate on the forms all those qualifications that apply to you.
Meaning of an eligible commonwealth citizen
An eligible Commonwealth citizen is a Commonwealth citizen who either:
does not need leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom, or
has indefinite leave to remain in the United Kingdom
Meaning of qualifying EU citizens
A qualifying EU citizen is a citizen of a country:
that has a bilateral Voting and Candidacy Rights (VCR) treaty with the UK
is resident in the UK
with any form of leave to remain, or does not require such leave.
Currently the UK holds bilateral treaties with the following countries:
Denmark
Luxembourg
Poland
Portugal
Spain
Meaning of EU citizens with retained rights
An EU citizen has retained rights if:
they are a citizen of a country which does not have a bilateral Voting and Candidacy Rights (VCR) treaty with the UK
and they have been legally resident in the UK since before the UK left the EU on 31/12/2020 (the Implementation Period Completion Date – IPCD)
The member states of the European Union which do not currently have a bilateral VCR treaty with the UK and are not Commonwealth countries are: