Guidance for Candidates and Agents at local government elections in England

Nomination forms and consent to nomination forms that have been delivered to the Returning Officer (RO) are open to inspection by anyone from the close of nominations until the day before the poll. Inspections take place during normal office hours, and anyone inspecting these forms can take a copy of them.1

Inspecting the home address form2

Only certain people are entitled to inspect home address forms. These people are:

• any (other) person standing nominated as a candidate in the same electoral area as you
• the election agent of any other person standing nominated as a candidate in the same electoral area as you - (or, if the candidate is acting as their own agent, any person nominated by them)
• the proposer or seconder of any other person standing nominated as a candidate in the same electoral area as you

The Returning Officer may require you to provide identification, or sign a declaration to ensure that you are entitled to inspect the home address form. 

Inspections of the home address form can take place during normal office hours from the close of nominations until the day before the poll, however, no-one is permitted to take an extract from them or make a copy of them.