Candidates: Commonwealth
Commons · Question 28435 · Tabled 9 Sep 2026 · Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission · Official record
Answered 14 Sep 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 the Electoral Commission provides on whether Commonwealth citizens can stand for election to (a) Parliament and (b) lo
Answer
Answered by Sir Jeremy Wright, 14 Sep 2026
The Electoral Commission’s guidance for candidates and agents sets out the qualification requirements for UK parliamentary elections and local government elections in England. Commonwealth citizens must meet these requirements to stand, and they must eith...