Guidance for Candidates and Agents at Greater London Authority elections

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The nomination form (Constituency member)

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 paper 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.

Description

You can 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.

Independent Candidates	You can only use “Independent” as your description.2
Political Party Candidates	You can use a party name or description.3 If you want to use a party name or description, you must also submit alongside your other nomination papers a certificate that shows that you are authorised to use the party’s name or description.4 More information is set out in our guidance on additional information for candidates standing on behalf of a political party.

Independent Candidates

You can only use “Independent” as your description.2

Political Party Candidates

You can use a party name or description.3

If you want to use a party name or description, you must also submit alongside your other nomination papers a certificate that shows that you are authorised to use the party’s name or description.4 More information is set out in our guidance on additional information for candidates standing on behalf of a political party.

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.

Last updated: 1 February 2024