Election expenses

During elections, candidates and political parties are subject to limits on their spending.

All candidates at an election have to submit a Declaration and Return of Expenses to the Returning Officer within a statutory timescale. This is regardless of whether they were elected and even if there was no spending.

These documents are then made available for inspection for the following statutory periods:

UK General Election: 2 years from receipt (public notice must be given in 2 or more local newspapers)
PFCC election: 2 years from receipt
District elections: 2 years from receipt
Parish elections: 1 year from receipt

With the exception of the PFCC election, expenses can be inspected, by appointment only, at either:

West Northamptonshire Council, Lodge Road, Daventry, Northamptonshire, NN11 4FP
West Northamptonshire Council, The Guildhall, St Giles Square, Northampton, NN1 1DE

Depending on which candidate expenses you wish to inspect.

Please contact electoralservices@westnorthants.gov.uk to book an appointment to inspect the expenses returns.

For the PFCC election the expenses will held by the Police Area Returning Officer for those elections, who is based at North Northamptonshire. In order to inspect these expenses please contact call 0300 126 3000.

Why information is on a different website

We are in the process of adding information to this new unitary council website. Some pages will give you a link back to a previous council website to help you find what you need. Read more about the council changes.

Last updated 20 August 2021