Guidance for Returning Officers administering Local Government Elections in England

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Challenging the result on the grounds of disqualification

Any person may apply to the High Court for a declaration that a councillor is, or at any time since being elected has been, disqualified from being a councillor.1

Any person may apply to the High Court for a declaration that a local authority mayor, combined authority or combined county authority mayor is, or at any time since being elected has been, disqualified from being a mayor.2

Any person considering applying for a judicial declaration of disqualification should seek their own legal advice.

Last updated: 14 March 2024