Guidance: Candidates and Agents

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We provide guidance and resources to help you comply with the rules. Click the 'Next' button to find our guidance and resources for candidates and agents for:

  • Combined Authority Mayoral
  • Combined County Authority Mayoral
  • Greater London Authority
  • Local Authority Mayoral
  • Local government elections in England
  • Parish
  • Police and Crime Commissioner
  • Scottish Parliamentary
  • Senedd
  • UK Parliamentary 

Our PDF guidance for all other elections is available below.

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Guidance for all other elections

Candidates and their agents must follow certain rules set out in legislation.

On this page you will find links to all of our guidance and resources for candidates and agents. Click on the relevant link to find all the information you’ll need to help you comply with the rules.

You do not have to follow this guidance, but if you do, you will normally be doing enough to comply with the law.