Spending on promoting the party list candidates counts towards the party campaign spending limit and must be reported by the party.
Candidates standing on a party list may incur personal expenses. Personal expenses include the reasonable travel and living expenses of the candidate for the purposes of and in relation to the election.1
These expenses will only count towards the party spending limit if the party reimburses the candidate for the personal expenses.
Personal expenses are regulated throughout the regulated period. Once they are officially a candidate, candidates can only pay up to £900 on personal expenses. Any additional personal expenses must be paid by the party’s treasurer.2
There is no limit to how much candidates can pay for personal expenses before they officially become a candidate.
Party list candidates must submit a declaration to the Returning Officer to report the total amount of personal expenses they paid during the regulated period. The deadline for submitting this declaration is within 35 days of the election result being declared.3
The candidate should not include any personal expenses that have been paid or reimbursed by the party in the declaration.4