Guidance for Candidates and Agents at Combined County Authority Mayoral elections

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What happens after the close of nominations

The CCARO will publish a statement of persons nominated for the combined county authority area by no later than 4pm, 18 working days before the poll.1

The statement will include:2

  • the full or commonly used names, as the case may be, of all candidates validly nominated
  • the names of candidates who no longer stand nominated, if any (i.e. invalid and withdrawn candidates and those who have died), with the reason why they are no longer standing
  • the address of each candidate or, if they have requested not to make their home address public, the name of the relevant area in which their home address is situated (or the country if their home address is situated outside the UK)
  • each candidate's description (if any)

Candidate contact details

Where you have provided your email or telephone contact details to the CCARO via the candidate contact details form, these details will then be passed on to the police to enable them to provide you with any specific security guidance updates or advice for these elections. 

Last updated: 4 February 2026