Running for Office

The Electoral Registration and Elections Office can provide information about the procedures for standing as a Candidate at elections and all the necessary forms.

Nomination papers

To stand as a Candidate at an election to Wolverhampton City Council you have to complete a Nomination Paper endorsed with TEN signatures of electors who are registered in the Ward in which you wish to stand. 

Qualifications for standing in a Local Government Election

To qualify as a Candidate in a City Council election you must sign a declaration stating that on the day of the election you will be able to meet at least ONE of the following qualifications:

• you must be registered as a local govenment elector in the Register of Electors for Wolverhampton
• you must have owned land or premises in Wolverhampton for the whole of the 12 months preceding the *day of your nomination
• you must have had your principle or only place of work in Wolverhampton for the whole of the 12 months preceding the *day of your nomination
• you must have lived in Wolverhampton for the whole of the 12 months preceding the *day of your nomination

* the day of your nomination will be the day your Nomination Paper is endorsed with ten signatures

Disqualifications for being elected as a Councillor

Under the Local Government Act 1972 certain persons are disqualified from holding office as a Councillor.  In most cases these are persons who work for and are paid by a Local Authority (Local Council) and are not allowed to be elected as a Councillor for the same Local Authority.

Details of all the disqualifications can be downloaded in PDF format by clicking below on the extract from the Local Government Act 1972.