The Greater London Authority Elections Rules 2007

Nomination papers: general provisions

8.—(1) The following provisions of this rule have effect in relation to nomination papers delivered under rules 6 and 7.

(2) If an individual candidate or a candidate included on a party list commonly uses—

(a) a surname which is different from any other surname he has, or

(b) a forename which is different from any other forename he has,

the nomination paper and party list may state the commonly used surname or forename, or both surname and forename in addition to the other name.

(3) Each nomination paper must be delivered to the GLRO at the place specified by him in the notice of election, which must be at one of the offices of the Greater London Authority, and must be received by the GLRO before the last time for the delivery of nomination papers and party lists.

(4) Where a nomination paper is delivered in respect of—

(a) the same registered party, or

(b) the same individual candidate,

after an earlier nomination paper has been delivered, that later paper must be deemed to supersede the earlier one.

(5) In this rule and in the following provisions of these rules, unless the context requires otherwise—

(a) “nomination paper” includes a reference to—

(i) the nomination paper of a registered party, and

(ii) the nomination paper of an individual candidate;

(b) “nomination paper of a registered party” includes a reference to a party list.