Guidance: Returning Officer

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We provide guidance and resources to help Returning Officers (ROs) and their staff run polling place reviews, recall petitions and elections successfully. Click the 'Next' button to access our guidance and resources for Returning Officers for the following:

  • Recall petitions
  • Polling place reviews
  • Greater London Authority elections
  • Local government elections in England
  • Police and Crime Commissioner elections
  • UK Parliamentary elections 

Our PDF guidance for all other elections is available below.

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Guidance for all other elections

We provide guidance and resources to help Returning Officers (ROs) and their staff run elections and referendums successfully. 
 
In the menu below you will find links to PDF our guidance and resources for electoral administrators, organised by election type. Click on the relevant link to find all the information you’ll require to plan for and deliver forthcoming elections.