Guidance for Candidates at Parish council elections in England Share on Email Print this page Print full guidance You are in the Candidate spending section Guidance for Candidates at Parish council elections in England Candidate spending Reporting your spending You must meet deadlines for:receiving and paying invoicessending a spending and donations return to the local returning officerYou must also submit a declaration that the return is complete and accurate.1 You must still submit a return and declarations even if you haven’t spent any money.2 This is called a ‘nil return’.You can find these deadlines, and more information on reporting, in Completing your return. 1. Schedule 4, paragraph 3 Representation of the People Act 1983 (RPA 1983) ↩ Back to content at footnote 1 2. Sch. 4, para. 3 RPA 1983 ↩ Back to content at footnote 2 Last updated: 18 November 2024 Book traversal links for Reporting your spending Examples Campaigning