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originally posted by: stumason
a reply to: theabsolutetruth
Removed by who? You know you can stand as an independent. No one can prevent you standing for Parliament as long as you don't disqualify yourself.
hink about it, if people actually voted properly (and not for the donkey with a red/blue rosette because their daddy and his daddy before him voted that way) then you could technically have a Parliament made up entirely of independents.
Typical nonsense from some around here when all I really here is lazy arse excuses to not face up to your responsibility so you can then spend the next 5 years bitching about how they don't represent you.
Newsflash - they represent those who vote for them and if you don't vote, then you can hardly sit there and whine about it
originally posted by: crazyewok
Someone will ALWAYS vote.
originally posted by: crazyewok
Feck party loyalty and vote on the quality of the candidate in your area!
In UK Parliamentary elections all candidates must be 18 years old or over and either:
a British citizen
a citizen of the Republic of Ireland
a citizen of a commonwealth country who does not require leave to enter or remain in the UK, or has indefinite leave to remain in the UK
Certain groups of people are not allowed to stand, these include:
members of the police forces
members of the armed forces
civil servants, judges and peers who sit and can vote in the House of Lords
people who are subject to a bankruptcy restrictions order or a debt relief restrictions order in England, Wales or Northern Ireland
people who have been adjudged bankrupt in Northern Ireland
people who have had their estate confiscated (sequestrated) in Scotland
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originally posted by: CharlieSpeirs
a reply to: paraphi
People didn't die for my right to choose to vote for me to be forced into it!!!
& I can complain whether I vote or not!
originally posted by: stumason
a reply to: ScepticScot
Yes - it is still true. Only the Sovereign can dissolve Parliament.
originally posted by: CharlieSpeirs
I say if you vote in the ones who destroy our nation...
You have no right to complain!!!
originally posted by: crazyewok
Just remember they come from BOTH party's.
People like Toney Blair and Gorden Brown has done just as much to destroy the country a Camron and George Osborne.
If you going to vote Labor make sure he wasnt in the pre 2010 or at least pre 2005 batch of scum.
Local elections in England
and Wales
Guidance for
candidates
and agents
Part 1 of 6 – Can you stand
for election?
Disqualifications
1.2 Apart from meeting the qualifications for standing for
election, you must also not be disqualified from standing.
There are certain people who are disqualified from being
elected to a local authority in England and Wales. You cannot
be a candidate if at the time of your nomination and on the day
of the election:
I. You are employed by the local authority or hold a
paid office under the authority (including joint boards
or committees). Note that you may be ‘employed by
the local authority’, for example, if you work at
certain schools, fire services, police or health
services. This list is not exhaustive. For further
information, see paragraph 1.17.
II. You hold a politically restricted post. For further
details, see paragraph 1.24.
III. You are the subject of a bankruptcy restrictions
order or interim order. For more information, see
paragraph 1.27.
IV. You have been sentenced to a term of imprisonment
of three months or more (including a suspended Local elections > England and Wales > Candidates and
agents > Part 1 of 6
4
sentence), without the option of a fine, during the
five years before polling day.
V. You have been disqualified under the
Representation of the People Act 1983 (which
covers corrupt or illegal electoral practices and
offences relating to donations).
1.3 A person may also be disqualified from election if they
have been disqualified from standing for election to a local
authority following a decision of the First-tier Tribunal (formerly
the Adjudication Panel for England or Wales).