Guidance for Candidates and Agents at Senedd elections

You must include a statement of party membership on your consent to nomination.1 It must state whether you have been a member of any registered political party at any time during the relevant period.2

The relevant period means the period of 12 months ending with the day on which the notice of election is published.3

If you have been a member of one or more registered political parties within the relevant period, you must include on the statement:4

• the name(s) of each registered political party(ies) you have been a member of 
• the dates during the relevant period you were a member of any political party(ies) 

It is an offence to knowingly fail to include a statement of party membership with your consent to nomination paper.5

The information provided on the statement of party membership will be included on the statement of parties and persons nominated and will be published by the Returning Officer.6