If you have been authorised by a political party to use the party name on the ballot paper, you can also request that one of the party's official emblems is printed on the ballot paper next to your name.1
A party can register up to three emblems. You may want to check with your party (e.g. with the Nominating Officer or someone authorised to act on their behalf) which emblem to use.
Candidates standing on behalf of two or more registered parties jointly can use an emblem that has been registered by one of the relevant parties.
You must make the request for an emblem in writing and deliver it to the Constituency Returning Officer (CRO) by the close of nominations, i.e. 4pm, 23 working days before the poll.2
The CRO will supply you with a form you can use to make this request or, alternatively, you can use the emblem request form produced by the Commission.
The request should state both the name of the party and the description of the emblem to be used, as listed on the Commission's online register of political parties. Registered emblems cannot be varied in any way.