Before you submit your application, you should review the details of what you are submitting to ensure your application is complete and contains all mandatory and relevant information in accordance with our guidance.
If you are applying using PEF Online, once you are satisfied with your application, your system administrator will be able to send your application online to all relevant officers to authorise.
Your party’s officers must approve the application and accept their role within the party. If they hold more than one officer role, please ensure they authorise for each position they hold. It must be clear in what capacity they are authorising. Your party’s administrator will be unable to submit your application until all relevant officers of the party have completed their authorisation.
If you are applying offline, all relevant officers of the party must sign the application form.
Once all officers have authorised the application, your party administrator can submit your application and pay your £150 non-refundable application fee. You can pay your fee online by card payment. You can also make a payment by post via cash, cheque or postal order. If you send the payment by cheque please make the payment to ‘The Electoral Commission’.