Liverpool Walton

[nitory]

Feb 26, 2017 23:23:56 GMT Davıd Boothroyd said:

Candidates used to be able to stand in as many constituencies as they wanted, but now it is expressly not allowed.

The law was changed more than a decade ago - s. 22 of the Electoral Administration Act 2006.

Is it still legal to stand in multiple constituencies in the regional Assemblies/Parliament?
Robert McCartney of UKUP stood in 6 constituencies in the 2007 Assembly losing in all of them, including his seat in North Down.

[Davıd Boothroyd]

Feb 27, 2017 0:29:47 GMT nitory said:

Feb 26, 2017 23:23:56 GMT Davıd Boothroyd said:

Candidates used to be able to stand in as many constituencies as they wanted, but now it is expressly not allowed.

The law was changed more than a decade ago - s. 22 of the Electoral Administration Act 2006.

Is it still legal to stand in multiple constituencies in the regional Assemblies/Parliament?
Robert McCartney of UKUP stood in 6 constituencies in the 2007 Assembly losing in all of them, including his seat in North Down.

Not sure. It's certainly not possible to stand in more than one ward at a local election.

[peterl]

Not sure. It's certainly not possible to stand in more than one ward at a local election.

On the same council true. But you can stand for different councils on different days if you are qualified for all of them. I've stood for three different councils on the same day before.

[No Offence Alan]

It seems that Labour MPs have until 6.00 p.m. Thursday (tomorrow) to decide if they are re-standing in the GE or not.
So we should know then whether there will, in fact, be a by-election here.
Ditto Leigh.