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Local Elections
Any British, Irish, Commonwealth or other European Union citizen aged 18 or over can stand at a Borough Council, County Council or Parish Council election. You must live, work or own land or property in the Borough (or County or Parish). You do not need to be a member of a political party.
You must get your nomination paper signed by ten people registered to vote in the ward (or County Division) in which you wish to stand. At a parish election you must get your paper signed by two people registered to vote in the parish. The closing date for nominations is about 4 weeks before the election.
UK Parliamentary Elections
Any British, Irish or Commonwealth citizen aged 18 or over can stand at a UK parliamentary election. You do not have to live or work in the constituency in which you wish to stand. You do not need to be a member of a political party.
You must get your nomination paper signed by ten people registered to vote in the constituency, and pay a deposit of £500 which will be returned to you if you get 5% or more of the votes cast. The closing date for nominations at a parliamentary election is 6 days after the election has been called.
European Union elections
Any British, Irish, Commonwealth or other European Union citizen aged 18 or over can stand at a European Parliamentary election. You do not have to live or work in the region in which you wish to stand. You do not need to be a member of a political party.
You must pay a deposit of £5,000 which will be returned to you if you get 2.5% or more of the votes cast. The closing date for nominations is about 4 weeks before the election.
Elections are held using a system of proportional representation with several Members of the EU Parliament (MEPs) representing a region. Elmbridge is in the South East region, which has 10 MEPs.
For more information about standing as a candidate at any election please call Electoral Services on 01372 - 474182/3, e-mail |electoral@elmbridge.gov.uk or visit the |Electoral Commissions website.
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