truman Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 65,000 is the average size of a constituency I think. So around 3,250 votes to keep a deposit. --------- Edit: Parliament.uk website The UK is currently divided into 650 parliamentary constituencies, each of which is represented by one MP in the House of Commons. Although constituencies vary widely in area, the average number of voters in each constituency is approximately 68,175. Isn't it 5% of the votes cast rather than 5% of the constituency? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe9T Posted February 17, 2011 Author Share Posted February 17, 2011 @Chris Sleeps ...What do you mean about "None of the above" party? Obviously, it would NOT be the obvious named parties. If Lord Sutch's "Monster Raving Loony Party" wanted to stand in each Sheffield constituency, would on the form, where you cast your vote, say: "Monster Raving Looney Party?" A lot of questions, but setting up a Party?... would that be easy and are there hurdles to cross or can anyone just make up a name for their Party and choose candidates to represent. More a Party to just make a point rather than necessarily to gain power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 Cheers Chris. So, to stand for the whole of Sheffield, would you have to have a constituant standing in each constituency of: Sheffield South East Sheffield Central Sheffield Hallam Sheffield Heeley Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough Plus Penistone & Stocksbridge as half of that constituency is in Sheffield, viz. Stocksbridge & Upper Don, West Ecclesfield and East Ecclesfield wards. Isn't it 5% of the votes cast rather than 5% of the constituency? It is refunded provided that the candidate gains one-twentieth (5%) or more of the total valid votes cast in the constituency. Which, in the constituency above, would be 2326 votes needed to avoid losing the deposit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_Sleeps Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 Isn't it 5% of the votes cast rather than 5% of the constituency? I dunno. That'd be a bit more maths for the electoral services to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe9T Posted February 17, 2011 Author Share Posted February 17, 2011 I suppose the "local" elections are different to the Parliamentary elections, as you have to become a Councillor of a Ward, but you do not lose your deposit if you fail to get many votes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadingNorth Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 http://www.parliament.uk/about/mps-and-lords/members/electing-mps/candidates/ £500 deposit, 5% of the votes cast (not eligible voters) is correct. Just about the only people forbidden to stand nowadays are members of the Lords and the certifiably insane. http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/guidance/resources-for-those-we-regulate/register-a-new-party Here's a link to how to register as a formal party, rather than just be half a dozen independent candidates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_Sleeps Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 @Chris Sleeps ...What do you mean about "None of the above" party? Like Brewster's Millions. There was an idea on here once from someone else, which was to run as 'None of the Above' with aim to win the seat and resign, and then force a second election and someone else would run and then resign again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe9T Posted February 17, 2011 Author Share Posted February 17, 2011 http://www.parliament.uk/about/mps-and-lords/members/electing-mps/candidates/ £500 deposit, 5% of the votes cast (not eligible voters) is correct. Just about the only people forbidden to stand nowadays are members of the Lords and the certifiably insane. http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/guidance/resources-for-those-we-regulate/register-a-new-party Here's a link to how to register as a formal party, rather than just be half a dozen independent candidates. Cheers for that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadingNorth Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 I suppose the "local" elections are different to the Parliamentary elections, as you have to become a Councillor of a Ward, but you do not lose your deposit if you fail to get many votes. http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/guidance/resources-for-those-we-regulate/candidates-and-agents/guidance-for-candidates-and-agents-standing-for-election/standing-for-local-government-elections-in-England There are too many links and files for me to quote them, you'll have to read up yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe9T Posted February 17, 2011 Author Share Posted February 17, 2011 Tell us more Joe9T, are you thinking of standing? Mustn't say too much scuba .... walls have ears Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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