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Part 7 Appendix of Forms

England and Wales

  • Note–The forms contained in this Appendix may be adapted so far as circumstances require.—

  • Form of Nomination Paper

  • Form of Candidate's Consent to Nomination

  • Form of Front of Ballot Paper

  • Form of Back of Ballot Paper

  • Directions as to Printing the Ballot Paper

  • Corresponding Number List M1

  • Corresponding Number List M2

  • Form of Postal Voting Statement (for use where there is a joint issue and receipt of postal voting papers)

  • Form of Postal Voting Statement (for use when a parish F1... poll is combined with another poll but the postal ballot papers are not combined)

  • Official Poll Card (to be sent to an elector voting in person)

  • Official Postal Poll Card (to be sent to an elector voting by post)

  • Official Proxy Poll Card (to be sent to an appointed proxy voting in person)

  • Official Proxy Postal Poll Card (to be sent to an appointed proxy voting by post)

  • F2Ballot Paper Refusal List

  • Form of directions for the guidance of the voters in voting

  • Form of Certificate of Employment

  • Form of declaration to be made by the companion of a voter with disabilities

F3Form of Nomination Paper

C1F4Form of Candidate’s Consent to Nomination

F5F6Form of front of ballot paper

F7F8Form of back of ballot paper

F9F10Directions as to Printing the Ballot Paper

F11Corresponding Number List M1

F12Corresponding Number List M2

F13Form of Postal voting statement (for use when there is a joint issue and receipt of postal ballot papers)

Front of statement

Back of statement

F14Form of postal voting statement (for use when a parish poll is combined with another poll but the postal ballot papers are not combined)

Front of statement

Back of statement

F15Official poll card (to be sent to an elector voting in person)

Front of card

Back of card

F16Official postal poll card (to be sent to an elector voting by post)

Front of card

Back of card

F17Official proxy poll card (to be sent to an appointed proxy voting in person)

Front of card

Back of card

F18Official proxy postal poll card (to be sent to an appointed proxy voting by post)

Front of card

Back of card

F19Ballot Paper Refusal List

F20Form of Directions for the guidance of the voters in voting

F21F22Form of Certificate of employment

F23Form of Declaration to be made by the companion of a voter with disabilities

Front of declaration

Back of declaration

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Words in Sch. 3 Pt. 7 omitted (13.12.2023) by virtue of The Overseas Electors, Postal Vote Handling and Secrecy (Amendment) Rules 2023 (S.I. 2023/1233), rules 1(2), 4(3)(c)(i) (with rule 1(3)(4))

F2

Words in Sch. 3 Pt. 7 inserted (16.1.2023) by The Voter Identification (Principal Area, Parish and Greater London Authority Elections) (Amendment) Rules 2022 (S.I. 2022/1397), rules 1(1), 9(17)(a) (with rule 1(3)(4))

F3

Sch. 3 Pt. 7 Form of Nomination Paper substituted (10.1.2024) by The Local Government and Greater London Authority Elections (Amendment) Rules 2023 (S.I. 2023/1334), rules 1(1), 3(3), Sch. 2 Pt. 2 (with rule 1(3)(4))

F4

Sch. 3 Pt. 7 Form of Candidate's Consent to Nomination substituted (1.11.2023) by The Local Government and Greater London Authority Elections (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1066), regs. 1(3), 4(17)(b), Sch. 4 Pt. 2 (with savings and transitional provisions in Sch. 1)

F5

Sch. 3 Pt. 7 Form of Front of Ballot Paper substituted (E.) (2.5.2019 with effect in accordance with rule 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Local Elections (Parishes and Communities) (England and Wales) (Amendment) (England) Rules 2018 (S.I. 2018/1309), rules 1(2), 3(9)(c), Sch. 2

F6

Sch. 3 Pt. 7 Form of the Front of Ballot Paper omitted (W.) (10.3.2022) by virtue of The Local Elections (Miscellaneous and Consequential Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/263), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 9(23)(c) (with reg. 12(d))

F7

Sch. 3 Pt. 7 Form of Back of Ballot Paper substituted (E.) (2.5.2019 with effect in accordance with rule 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Local Elections (Parishes and Communities) (England and Wales) (Amendment) (England) Rules 2018 (S.I. 2018/1309), rules 1(2), 3(9)(d), Sch. 2

F8

Sch. 3 Pt. 7 Form of the Back of Ballot Paper omitted (W.) (10.3.2022) by virtue of The Local Elections (Miscellaneous and Consequential Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/263), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 9(23)(d) (with reg. 12(d))

F9

Sch. 3 Pt. 7 Form of Front of Ballot Paper and Directions as to Printing the Ballot Paper substituted (2.3.2015 with effect in accordance with rule 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Local Elections (Parishes and Communities) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Rules 2015 (S.I. 2015/104), rules 1(2), 3(3)(c), Sch. 2

F10

Sch. 3 Pt. 7 Form of Directions as to Printing the Ballot Paper: in paragraph 3(b), the words “or community” omitted (10.3.2022) by virtue of The Local Elections (Miscellaneous and Consequential Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/263), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 9(24) (with reg. 12(d))

F11

Sch. 3 Pt. 7 Form of the Corresponding Number List: in the part of the form headed “Corresponding Number List-M1”, in the words in brackets below the heading the words “or community” omitted and in the words following those brackets, the words “or Community” omitted (10.3.2022) by virtue of The Local Elections (Miscellaneous and Consequential Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/263), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 9(25)(a)(i)(ii) (with reg. 12(d))

F12

Sch. 3 Pt. 7 Form of the Corresponding Number List: in the part of the form headed “Corresponding Number List-M2”, in the words in brackets below the heading the words “or community” omitted and in the words following those brackets, the words “or Community” omitted (10.3.2022) by virtue of The Local Elections (Miscellaneous and Consequential Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/263), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 9(25)(b)(i)(ii) (with reg. 12(d))

F13

Sch. 3 Pt. 7 Form of Postal voting statement (for use when there is a joint issue and receipt of postal ballot papers) substituted (13.12.2023) by The Overseas Electors, Postal Vote Handling and Secrecy (Amendment) Rules 2023 (S.I. 2023/1233), rules 1(2), 4(3)(c)(ii), Sch. 2 Pt. 2 (with rule 1(3)(4))

F14

Sch. 3 Pt. 7 Form of postal voting statement (for use when a parish poll is combined with another poll but the postal ballot papers are not combined) substituted for Form of postal voting statement (for use when a parish or community poll is combined with another poll but the postal ballot papers are not combined) (13.12.2023) by The Overseas Electors, Postal Vote Handling and Secrecy (Amendment) Rules 2023 (S.I. 2023/1233), rules 1(2), 4(3)(c)(ii), Sch. 2 Pt. 2 (with rule 1(3)(4))

F15

Sch. 3 Pt. 7 Official Poll Card (to be sent to an elector voting in person) substituted (26.12.2024) by The Voter Identification (Principal Area, Parish and Greater London Authority Elections) (Amendment) Rules 2024 (S.I. 2024/1271), rules 1(1), 3(b), Sch. 2 Pt. 2 (with rule 1(3)(4))

F16

Sch. 3 Pt. 7 Official Postal Poll Card (to be sent to an elector voting by post) substituted (13.12.2023) by The Overseas Electors, Postal Vote Handling and Secrecy (Amendment) Rules 2023 (S.I. 2023/1233), rules 1(2), 4(3)(c)(ii), Sch. 2 Pt. 2 (with rule 1(3)(4))

F17

Sch. 3 Pt. 7 Official proxy poll card (to be sent to an appointed proxy voting in person) substituted (26.12.2024) by The Voter Identification (Principal Area, Parish and Greater London Authority Elections) (Amendment) Rules 2024 (S.I. 2024/1271), rules 1(1), 3(b), Sch. 2 Pt. 2 (with rule 1(3)(4))

F18

Sch. 3 Pt. 7 Official proxy postal poll card (to be sent to an appointed proxy voting by post) substituted (13.12.2023) by The Overseas Electors, Postal Vote Handling and Secrecy (Amendment) Rules 2023 (S.I. 2023/1233), rules 1(2), 4(3)(c)(ii), Sch. 2 Pt. 2 (with rule 1(3)(4))

F19

Sch. 3 Pt. 7 Ballot Paper Refusal List inserted (16.1.2023) by The Voter Identification (Principal Area, Parish and Greater London Authority Elections) (Amendment) Rules 2022 (S.I. 2022/1397), rules 1(1), 9(17)(d), Sch. 2 Pt. 2 (with rule 1(3)(4))

F20

Sch. 3 Pt. 7 Form of directions for the guidance of the voters in voting substituted (16.1.2023) by The Voter Identification (Principal Area, Parish and Greater London Authority Elections) (Amendment) Rules 2022 (S.I. 2022/1397), rules 1(1), 9(17)(e), Sch. 2 Pt. 2 (with rule 1(3)(4))

F21

Sch. 3 Pt. 7 Form of Certificate of Employment substituted (6.4.2014) by The Local Elections (Parishes and Communities) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Rules 2014 (S.I. 2014/492), rules 1(2), 4(10)(k), Sch. 2 (with rule 1(2))

F22

Sch. 3 Pt. 7 Form of Certificate of Employment: in the words below the heading of the form, the word “parish” substituted for “parish/community council” (10.3.2022) by The Local Elections (Miscellaneous and Consequential Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/263), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 9(28) (with reg. 12(d))

F23

Sch. 3 Pt. 7 Form of declaration to be made by the companion of a voter with disabilities substituted (29.12.2022) by The Assistance with Voting for Persons with Disabilities (Principal Area, Parish and Greater London Authority Elections) (Amendments) Rules 2022 (S.I. 2022/1284), rules 1(1), Sch. 3 Pt. 2 (with rule 1(2))

Modifications

C1

Sch. 3 Pt. 7 Form of Candidate’s Consent to Nomination modified (16.1.2024) by The Representation of the People (Overseas Electors etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1406), regs. 1(2), 17(3)(4)

Notes on Schedule 3

Textual amendments

F1

Words in Sch. 3 heading omitted (10.3.2022) by virtue of The Local Elections (Miscellaneous and Consequential Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/263), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 9(2) (with reg. 12(d))

Modifications

C1

Sch. 3 applied (with modifications) (18.2.2012) by The Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums) (Council Tax Increases) (England) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/444), reg. 1, Sch. 4 para. 1 Table 10 (with reg. 27)

C2

Sch. 3 applied (with modifications) (W.) (4.12.2020) by The Local Government (Coronavirus) (Postponement of Elections) (Wales) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1399), regs. 2, 6(3)(4)