You must return the deposit made by or on behalf of a candidate if the candidate is found to have polled more than 5% of the total number of votes cast at the election.1
You must return the deposit to the person who made it or their personal representative not later than the next working day after the results of the election is declared.2
If you are returning a deposit by cheque, it is treated as being returned on the day on which the cheque is posted.3
You must not return the deposit if the candidate is found to polled equal to or less than 5% of the total number of valid votes cast.4
London-wide Assembly Member election
You must return the deposit to the person who made it, or their personal representatives, if any party or individual candidate receives more than 2.5% of the total number of votes polled by all the parties and individual candidates.5
You must return the deposit not later than the next working day after the election result was declared.6
If you are returning a deposit by cheque, it is treated as being returned on the day on which the cheque is posted.7
You must not return the deposit if a party or individual candidate is found to have polled equal to or less than 2.5% of the total number of valid votes cast,8
whether or not they have been allocated a seat.
Constituency Assembly Member contest
The CRO is responsible for managing the return and forfeiture of deposits at the Constituency Assembly Member contest.9