Get Application For Registration Of Proposed Political Party

You will need two written documents approved by the group registering the party to support the registration: a constitution and an approved financial schedule. Your constitution (examples of constitutions available here) should set out how you operate as a group and approved at a meeting of the group.

The Registration of Political Parties Act 1998 (c. 48), is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which made legal provision to set up a register of political parties in the United Kingdom. Previously there had been no such register, and political parties were not specially recognised.

To become an MP, you have to be elected in a byelection or general election. You can stand for election as a member of a political party or as an independent candidate. Each political party has its own selection procedure.

A party needs to win 326 constituencies (known as "seats") to win a majority in the House of Commons. If no party achieves a majority, then a situation of no overall control occurs – commonly known as a "Hung Parliament".

You can come together as an administrative group within your council, working formally or informally with other Independents or registered political parties, by notifying your council and this will be covered in your council constitution or you can seek guidance from your democratic or member services team.

To become an MP, you have to be elected in a byelection or general election. You can stand for election as a member of a political party or as an independent candidate. Each political party has its own selection procedure.

In nearly all states, a party can achieve limited recognition as a political party for a specific general election by being named as the organization represented by the candidate in his or her nominating petition.

The fee for an application by a party under section 28 of, and Part I of Schedule 4 to, the Act for registration under Part II of the Act is £150. 3. The fee for an application under section 30 of, and Part II of Schedule 4 to, the Act by a party to have its entry in the register altered is £25.