National Assembly for Wales elections
Guidance and resources for candidates and their agents at the National Assembly for Wales election on 5 May 2016
If you have any questions, please contact your local Commission team.
An overview document gives instructions on how to use this guidance and who does what at these elections. Read the Overview:
Important information
Latest update
08-12-2017
National Assembly for Wales by-election, Tuesday 6 February 2018 in the Alyn and Deeside constituency
The spending limit for candidates at a National Assembly for Wales by-election is £100,000.
Click below for the timetable for the Alyn and Deeside by-election, being held on Tuesday 6 February:
Please note that guidance for candidates and agents on this page was current in May 2016. It should be read in conjunction with the timetable above for the relevant dates to be adhered to at the forthcoming by-election.
All invoices for candidate spending must be received within 21 days of the election result being declared, and all invoices must be paid within 28 days of the election result being declared. The completed spending return and associated invoices must be submitted to the Returning Officer within 35 days of the result being declared.
| Date of declaration | Date for receiving invoices | Date for paying invoices | Date for submitting returns |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday 6 February | 27 February | 6 March | 13 March |
| Wednesday 7 February | 28 February | 7 March | 14 March |
Can you stand for election?
This part covers:
- Qualifications required to stand for election
- Disqualifications
Standing at the constituency election
This part covers:
Completing and submitting nomination papers
Being nominated in more than one area
What happens after the close of nominations?
Appointing your election agent and other agents
Standing at the regional election
This part covers:
Completing and submitting nomination papers
Being nominated in more than one area
What happens after the close of nominations?
Appointing your election agent and other agents
Spending and donations
This part covers:
- How much you can spend
- The activities covered by the rules
- Which donations you can accept
- How to check donations you receive
The campaign
This part covers:
- Campaigning dos and don'ts
- Using the electoral register and absent voters' lists
- Using schools and rooms for public meetings
- Imprints on campaign publicity material
- Polling day dos and don'ts
- Reporting allegations of electoral malpractice
Your right to attend key electoral events
This part covers:
- Attending the opening of postal votes and what to expect
- Attending polling stations and what to expect
- Attending the count and what to expect
After the declaration of results
This part covers:
- Making the declaration of acceptance of office
- Access to election paperwork
- Submitting your spending returns and declarations
- Questioning the result through an election petition