Descriptions that may be used by party lists at the London-wide Assembly election
Descriptions that may be used by party lists at the London-wide Assembly election
A party list nomination form must state the authorised description by which the registered party is to stand for election.1
The authorised description must either be:2
the registered party name of a registered political party
one of the descriptions the party has registered with the Commission
The party list nomination form must also include a statement signed by the person who has issued the nomination form, confirming that it has been issued either by:3
the party’s Nominating Officer, or
by a person authorised in writing by the party’s Nominating Officer to act on their behalf
You can check who the Nominating Officer for a particular party is by referring to the Commission’s register of political parties. If the form is signed by a person other than the Nominating Officer, a copy of that authorisation should be supplied to you. However, as long as form confirms that the person who has issued the certificate is the registered Nominating Officer or a person authorised in writing to act on their behalf, it must be taken at face value.
Descriptions that may be used by individual London-wide Assembly candidates
An individual London-wide Assembly candidate may only use the description ‘Independent’ or leave the description blank.4