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What happens after the close of nominations?

Provided no objections have been made, the Constituency Returning Officer will publish a statement of persons nominated, including notice of poll for the constituency by no later than 5pm, 23 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  • the names of candidates who no longer stand nominated, if any (i.e. invalid and withdrawn candidates), with the reason why they are no longer standing
  • each candidate's description (if any)

Candidate contact details

Where you have provided your email or telephone contact details to the RO 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