Standing for Torbay Council elections

To be able to stand as a candidate you must: 

• be at least 18 years old
• be a British citizen, an eligible Commonwealth citizen, a citizen of the Republic of Ireland, a qualifying EU citizen or an EU citizen with retained rights
• not be disqualified from standing at the time of nomination and on the day of election

You must also meet at least one of the following qualifications on the day of your nomination and on polling day:

• you are registered as a local government elector for the Borough area in which you wish to stand
• you have occupied as owner or tenant, land or premises in the Borough area during the whole of the 12 months before the day of your nomination 
• your main or only place of work during the last 12 months has been in the Borough area
• you have lived in the Borough area during the whole of the previous 12 months.

Standing for Brixham Town Council elections

To be able to stand as a candidate you must: 

• be at least 18 years old
• be a British citizen, an eligible Commonwealth citizen, a citizen of the Republic of Ireland, a qualifying EU citizen or an EU citizen with retained rights
• not be disqualified from standing at the time of nomination and on the day of election

You must also meet at least one of the following qualifications on the day of your nomination and on polling day:

• you are, and will continue to be, registered as a local government elector for the parish/community in which you wish to stand from the day of your nomination onwards.
• you have occupied, as owner or tenant, land or premises in the parish/community area during the whole of the 12 months before the day of your nomination and the day of election
• your main or only place of work during the 12 months prior to the day of your nomination and the day of election has been in the parish/community area
• you have lived in the parish/community, or within three miles of it, during the whole of the previous 12 months

Standing for UK Parliamentary general election

To be able to stand as a candidate you must: 

• be at least 18 years old
• be a British citizen, a citizen of the Republic of Ireland, or an eligible Commonwealth citizen

A £500 deposit is required at an election for a UK Parliamentary election. This must be submitted before the close of nominations. The deposit must be made either in cash or by a UK bankers draft. For those candidates who poll more than 5% of the total valid votes cast in the constituency will have their deposit returned. Those candidates who have polled less than, or equal to, 5% of the total valid votes cast will lose their deposit.

How to stand for an election

If you are interested in standing for election, please email the Election Team or call 01803 208008 for a nomination pack. 

Further information can be found at the Electoral Commission website.