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Commons · Question 7840 · Tabled 8 Jun 2026 · Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission · Official record

Answered 12 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by David Simmonds

To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what guidance or advice the Electoral Commission has given to local authorities on whether employees of a district or county council

Answer

Answered by Sir Jeremy Wright, 12 Jun 2026

The Electoral Commission outlines the disqualification criteria at each relevant election in its guidance for candidates and agents. Due to the complexity of the rules, it does not provide direct advice on whether someone is qualified or disqualified from...