Guidance for Candidates and Agents at Senedd elections

The nomination form must be completed in English or Welsh and must contain:

A description

The nomination form must contain a certificate including a description authorised by you as Nominating Officer (or by someone appointed in writing on your behalf).1

The certificate authorises the use of either the party’s name or one of the party’s registered descriptions registered on the Commission’s register of political parties and listed as allowed to field candidates in Wales.

The party name or description authorised on the nomination form must match the party name or description registered on the Commission’s register.2

The registered party name may be supplemented with Wales/Welsh/Cymru/Cymreig where not already included.3

The signature of one subscriber

The nomination paper must be subscribed by you as Nominating Officer of the party or by someone you have authorised in writing.4

A Party list5

You can include up to 8 candidates on the party list in the order they are to be elected.

You need to include the full names of each candidate:

• This means their surname placed first and other names in full
• Using initials only could lead to the candidate’s nomination being rejected  
• Do not use prefixes such as Mr, Mrs, Dr or Cllr as part of the name 

The same applies to suffixes. However, if a candidate on the party list has a title, they can use this as their full name. For example, if their actual name is Joseph Smith but their hereditary title is Joseph Avon, they can use the name Joseph Avon as their full name.