You may withdraw as a candidate by signing and submitting a withdrawal notice.1
You must sign the notice in the presence of a witness who must attest your signature.2
There are no restrictions on who may submit the notice, but it must be delivered to the Returning Officer (RO):3
by hand to the place for the delivery of nomination papers
electronically as per the arrangements set out in the notice of election
by the deadline for withdrawals, 4pm, 19 working days before the poll.4
A notice of withdrawal can be obtained from the RO or downloaded from our website.