Imprints on printed material: Political parties at UK Parliamentary elections and elections in England, Wales and Northern Ireland

Under the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000, there are rules about putting imprints on printed election material. We regulate compliance with those rules.

Whenever printed election material is produced, it must contain certain details (which we refer to as an ‘imprint’) to show who is responsible for the material. This helps to ensure there is transparency about who is campaigning.

The rules on imprints apply to all political parties. They apply whenever you produce printed material promoting your party. This factsheet explains the rules you must follow.

Different imprint rules apply to political parties campaigning at Scottish Parliamentary elections and council elections in Scotland. Please see Imprints for political parties – Scottish Parliamentary elections and council elections in Scotland for more details.

This factsheet explains the rules you must follow when campaigning in any other election.

Under the Elections Act 2022, imprints are also required on certain digital material. This factsheet does not cover that part of the law. For the imprint requirements on digital material, please see our statutory guidance on digital imprints.