There are two types of non-party campaigns. These are:
General campaigns
Local campaigns
Campaigns for or against:
one or more political parties
parties or candidates that support or do not support particular policies
other categories of candidate
Campaigns for or against:
one or more candidates
in a particular constituency, ward or other electoral area
Local campaigns
Local campaigns are subject to a spending limit. For example, the limit for campaigning for or against one or more candidates in a constituency in a UK Parliamentary general election is £700.
The Electoral Commission does not regulate local non-party campaigning and this guidance does not cover the local campaign rules in detail.
Complaints about breaches of the local campaign rules should be made to the police.
General campaigns
The Electoral Commission regulates general non-party campaigns.
Spending on the following activities can be regulated:
election material
canvassing and market research
public rallies or public events
press conferences or other media events
transport in connection with publicising your campaign
The rest of this guidance document is about the general campaign rules.