Eligibility and nominations for candidates
Eligibility
Before you (a candidate) complete your nomination papers, you should check your eligibility to stand for election.
Guidance is available on the Electoral Commission website on:
You as a candidate are responsible for making sure you're eligible and are not disqualified.
Parish Clerks and electoral services are unable to confirm if candidates are eligible or disqualified from standing for election.
Downloading the nomination papers
You can download the template nomination papers on the Electoral Commission's website.
The papers consist of:
- 1a Nomination paper
- 1b Home address form (part 1 and part 2)
- 2c Candidate's consent to nomination (including the pages of legislation)
You then only need to fill in the following forms in certain circumstances:
- certificate of authorisation, if you plan to use a political party name or description
- request for a party emblem, if you plan to use a political party's emblem
- notification of election agent, if you're nominating yourself for the unitary election
You should not sign the consent to nomination form earlier than 1 month before the deadline for submitting your nomination papers.
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Guidance for completing the nomination papers
To assist you when completing the above nomination papers, find annotated nominations papers below, giving examples of how the forms should be completed.
Subscribers for your nomination paper
Your nomination paper must be signed/subscribed by 2 local government electors, that are listed on the 3 March electoral register. The electors must be registered within the ward (or parish, if the parish is not warded) you are standing for election in.
Electoral Services can provide you with the subscribers’ elector number, if you can confirm their name and address. Or you can request for a copy of the electoral register for the area you are standing election in, by completing the forms below and send them to Electoral Services.
How and when to submit your nomination papers
The deadline to submit nomination papers was Wednesday 2 April 2025.
After you have submitted your nomination paper
After we have received and accepted your nomination papers, we will send you a letter via email confirming that the nomination is valid and give more information about election arrangements.
Candidates Briefing
An online briefing took place on 15 April for those candidates that are in contested areas. The briefing covered arrangements for the count, code of conduct and postal voting.
Watch the briefingCount
The counting of the votes will take place at Benham Sports Centre, Kings Park Road, Northampton NN3 6LL on the following days:
- WNC wards - Friday 2 May 2025
- Parishes - Saturday 3 May 2025
The results will be published on our Moderngov system and on our social media channels as they are announced.
Last updated 25 April 2025