Guidance for Candidates and Agents at Senedd elections

Candidates on a party list must each formally consent to their nomination in writing.1

The consent to nomination may be delivered to the Returning Officer (RO) in person or via the arrangements as set out in the electronic delivery statement.2

The content of the consent to nomination form is fixed by law.3

Candidates must provide on the consent to nomination:4

• their date of birth
• an address within the relevant area,5 this will be deemed to be their office address should they become the party’s election agent if none is appointed. For more information see our guidance on election agents
• the name of the local authority area in Wales where they are registered as a local government elector
• a statement that to the best of their knowledge and belief they are not disqualified
• a statement that they are not an individual candidate standing in the same or any other constituency, or a party list candidate in any other constituency

Each candidate must also include a statement of party membership in their consent to nomination.6

Candidates are not allowed to sign the consent form earlier than one month before the deadline for submitting the nomination papers.7

The candidate’s consent to nomination must also be attested by a witness.8 The witness should be present when the candidate signs their declaration. There are no restrictions on who can be a witness.

For consents delivered electronically, an electronic signature could take the form of a typed name in the space for a signature for example.

While the absence of a consent to nomination for a candidate on the party list does not invalidate a party list’s nomination, if a consent form for a particular candidate on the list is not submitted by 4pm, 19 working days before the poll, the RO will remove the person from the list.9