Guidance for Candidates and Agents at UK Parliamentary by-elections in Great Britain

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Resources for Candidates and Agents at UK Parliamentary by-elections in Great Britain

Guidance for Candidates and Agents at UK Parliamentary by-elections in Great Britain

Unscheduled timetable UKPGE (DOCX)

What you need to know before you stand as a candidate

Nomination pack - UK Parliamentary General Election (DOCX)

Campaigning

Absent voters list request form - candidates (DOCX)
Register request form - candidates (DOCX)

Nominations

Nomination pack - UK Parliamentary General Election (DOCX)
Withdrawal form UKPE (DOCX)

Postal votes

Postal voting agent appointment form (DOCX)
Secrecy requirements - postal voting (DOCX)

Polling day

Polling agent appointment form (DOCX)
Secrecy requirements - the poll (DOCX)
Secrecy requirements - the poll - Wales (DOCX)
Secrecy requirements - postal voting (DOCX)
Secrecy requirements - postal voting - Wales (DOCX)
Secrecy requirements - verification and count (DOCX)
Secrecy requirements - verification and count - Wales (DOCX)
Tellers dos and don'ts - UKPE, PCC, CAM, GLA, LAM, LGE (PDF)
Tellers guidance - UKPE, PCC, CAM, GLA, LAM, LGE (DOCX)

Verification and count

Counting agent appointment form (DOCX)
Doubtful ballot paper booklet UKPGE (PDF)
Doubtful ballot paper placemat - UK Parliamentary elections (PDF)
Secrecy requirements - the count

After the election

NEW VERSION Candidate spending return - UK Parliamentary by-election GB (XLS)
NEW VERSION Candidate spending return - UK Parliamentary by-election GB (PDF)
Declaration UK Parliament agent
Declaration UK Parliament candidate

 

Old version - UK Parliamentary by-election candidate spending return (Excel)
Old version - UK Parliamentary by-election candidate spending return: Explanatory notes
Last updated: 28 October 2026