Guidance for Candidates and Agents at local government elections in England Share on Email Print this page Print full guidance You are in the Candidate donations section Guidance for Candidates and Agents at local government elections in England Candidate donations What counts as a donation? A donation is money, goods, property or services which are given:towards your candidate spendingwithout charge or on non-commercial terms1 and have a value of over £50.2 Anything with a value of £50 or less does not count as a donation.The donation controls for candidates apply once you are officially a candidate.3 Some examples of donations include:a gift of money or other propertypayment of an invoice for candidate spending that would otherwise be paid by youa loan that is not on commercial termssponsorship of an event or publication free or specially discounted use of property or facilities, for example the free use of an office 1. Schedule 2A, paragraph 1(3) & paragraph 2(1) Representation of the People Act 1983 (RPA 1983) ↩ Back to content at footnote 1 2. Sch. 2A, para. 4(2) RPA 1983 ↩ Back to content at footnote 2 3. Sch. 2A & section 118A(3) RPA 1983 ↩ Back to content at footnote 3 Last updated: 7 December 2023 Book traversal links for What counts as a donation? Candidate donations How do you decide if you can accept a donation