The Greater London Authority Elections Rules 2007

Nomination papers: general provisions U.K.

8.—(1) The following provisions of this rule have effect in relation to nomination papers delivered under rules 6 and 7.

(2) If an individual candidate or a candidate included on a party list commonly uses—

(a) a surname which is different from any other surname he has, or

(b) a forename which is different from any other forename he has,

the nomination paper and party list may state the commonly used surname or forename, or both surname and forename in addition to the other name.

(3) Each nomination paper must be delivered to the GLRO at the place specified by him in the notice of election, which must be at one of the offices of the Greater London Authority, and must be received by the GLRO before the last time for the delivery of nomination papers and party lists.

(4) Where a nomination paper is delivered in respect of—

(a) the same registered party, or

(b) the same individual candidate,

after an earlier nomination paper has been delivered, that later paper must be deemed to supersede the earlier one.

[F1 (4A) Subject to paragraph (4C), the nomination paper must be accompanied by a form (in this Schedule referred to as “the home address form”) which states—

(a) the candidate’s—

(i) full names,

(ii) home address in full, and

(iii) qualifying address or, if the candidate declares that they are qualified by more than one of the qualifications mentioned in paragraph (4E), qualifying addresses;

(b) in relation to each qualifying address, which of the qualifications mentioned in paragraph (4E) that address relates to;

(c) the attesting person’s—

(i) full names, and

(ii) home address in full.

(4B) The home address form—

(a) may contain a statement made and signed by the candidate that the candidate requires their home address not to be made public, and

(b) if it does so, must—

(i) where the candidate’s home address is in the United Kingdom, state the name of the relevant area;

(ii) where the candidate’s home address is outside the United Kingdom, state the country in which it is situated.

(4C) The nomination paper of a registered party must be accompanied by a home address form for each candidate included on the party list which accompanies that nomination paper.

(4D) The provisions in paragraph (3) about the delivery of the nomination paper also apply to each home address form.

(4E) In this rule, “qualifying address”, in relation to a candidate, means—

(a) if the candidate declares in their consent to nomination that they are qualified to be elected by virtue of being registered as a local government elector for Greater London, the address at which they are so registered;

(b) if the candidate declares in their consent to nomination that they are qualified to be elected by virtue of occupying as owner or tenant any land or other premises in Greater London, a description and address of that land or those premises;

(c) if the candidate declares in their consent to nomination that they are qualified to be elected by virtue of their principal or only place of work being in Greater London, the address of that place of work;

(d) if the candidate declares in their consent to nomination that they are qualified to be elected by virtue of residing in Greater London, the address, or addresses, at which the candidate has so resided.

(4F) In this rule—

“attesting person”, in relation to a candidate, means the person who attests the candidate’s consent to nomination in accordance with rule 9(1)(b);

“relevant area” means—

(a)

in relation to a home address in England—

(i)

if the address is within a district for which there is a district council, that district;

(ii)

if the address is within a county in which there are no districts, that county;

(iii)

if the address is within a London borough, that London borough;

(iv)

if the address is within the City of London (including the Inner and Middle Temples), the City of London;

(v)

if the address is within the Isles of Scilly, the Isles of Scilly;

(b)

in relation to a home address in Wales—

(i)

if the address is within a county, that county;

(ii)

if the address is within a county borough, that county borough;

(c)

in relation to a home address in Scotland, the local government area in which the address is situated;

(d)

in relation to a home address in Northern Ireland, the local government district in which it is situated.]

(5) In this rule and in the following provisions of these rules, unless the context requires otherwise—

(a) “nomination paper” includes a reference to—

(i) the nomination paper of a registered party, and

(ii) the nomination paper of an individual candidate;

(b) “nomination paper of a registered party” includes a reference to a party list.

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 6 rule 8(4A)-(4F) inserted (31.12.2019) by The Greater London Authority Elections (Amendment) Rules 2019 (S.I. 2019/1426), rules 1(1), 4(5) (with rule 2)