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20-756: To fight elections, the SSCUP registered with the UK Electoral Commission and under the provisions of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 , the party also registered alternative names for use on ballot papers, including "Scottish Senior Citizens and Pensioners", and "Alliance of Scots Greys". On the same day the SSCUP was launched, the Scottish Pensioners Party was formed in Fife . The SSCUP made an electoral pact with this party for

40-466: A devolved matter. The Commission has a statutory duty to produce reports on the administration of certain elections (for example UK Parliamentary general elections ) and may be asked to report on other types of election (such as local government elections ). The Electoral Commission was responsible for recommending which regions were allocated how many of the 73 seats that the United Kingdom held at

60-767: A part-time basis who are nominated by the leaders of political parties, scrutinised by the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission and approved by the House of Commons by means of an Address to the King requesting their appointment. Those nominated by the three largest parties serve terms of four years, while the Commissioner nominated by a smaller party serves for a two-year term. The appointments of nominated Commissioners are renewable once. These current Commissioners are: To reflect

80-655: A report on the reviews to the Electoral Commission. The Political Parties and Elections Act 2009 granted the Electoral Commission a variety of new supervisory and investigatory powers. It also allowing for the appointment of four new electoral commissioners who are nominated by political parties. As the regulator of political party funding in the UK, the Commission's role is to ensure the integrity and transparency of party and election finance. Political parties must submit annual statements of accounts, detailing income and expenditure, to

100-913: The 2007 Scottish Election the SSCUP lost its only seat in Holyrood , despite polling as the sixth best party and a slight increase in its vote share. However, that was possibly due to the party putting up more candidates. In 2011 their vote decreased, but they still remained the sixth placed party. The party was de-registered in 2015. Electoral Commission (United Kingdom) King Charles III [REDACTED] William, Prince of Wales [REDACTED] Charles III ( King-in-Council ) [REDACTED] Starmer ministry ( L ) Keir Starmer ( L ) Angela Rayner ( L ) ( King-in-Parliament ) [REDACTED] Charles III [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] The Lord Reed The Lord Hodge Andrew Bailey Monetary Policy Committee In

120-496: The 2010 UK general election including allegations of fraudulent postal voting, polling stations being unprepared for an evening surge of voters, policing of voters protesting at one polling station, and only enough ballot papers for 80% of voters. The Electoral Commission was criticised for its handling of the election. The Electoral Commission has been criticised by Nigel Vinson for perceived partisanship, and by Peter Bone for investigations into several notable figures on

140-531: The Committee on Standards in Public Life . Its mandate was set out in the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (PPERA), and ranges from the regulation of political donations and expenditure by political and third parties through to promoting greater participation in the electoral process. The Electoral Administration Act 2006 required local authorities to review all polling stations, and to provide

160-507: The European Parliament . The UK left the EU on 31 January 2020. The Electoral Commission has a number of responsibilities in relation to referendums . These include: As of 2017, the Electoral Commission has overseen the holding of two UK-wide referendums. The first was the 2011 AV Referendum , and the second and most notable was the 2016 EU Referendum . On both occasions the then chair of

180-519: The United Kingdom , the Electoral Commission is the national election commission , created in 2001 as a result of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 . It is an independent agency that regulates party and election finance and sets standards for how elections should be run. The Electoral Commission was created in 2001 following a recommendation by the fifth report of

200-686: The Vote Leave Campaign. In September 2018 the High Court ruled that the Electoral Commission had misinterpreted the rules prior to the referendum taking place in advice it gave to the Vote Leave campaign, allowing them to break the law without even being aware. On 13 May 2020, during Prime Minister's Questions , Conservative MP Peter Bone attacked the Electoral Commission for its investigations into four separate members of pro-Leave campaigns, who were all found innocent of any wrongdoing. He called

220-533: The Electoral Commission Jenny Watson acted as the appointed Chief Counting Officer. The commission also oversaw the 2004 North East England Devolution Referendum , the 2011 Welsh Devolution Referendum and also the 2014 Scottish Independence Referendum . The commission has no legal position in the legislation concerning referendums proposed by the devolved Scottish and Welsh administrations. From 1 October 2010, additional Commissioners serve on

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240-442: The Electoral Commission. The Commission may impose financial civil penalties on political parties and their accounting units if they fail to submit donation and loans returns, campaign spending return or statements of account. The Commission also has the power to seek forfeiture of impermissible donations accepted by political parties. The Commission registers political parties and regulates party compliance. The Commission maintains

260-548: The Electoral Commission. The Commission publishes these on its website. Political parties and regulated donees are required to submit reports of all donations they receive to the Commission. The Commission maintains a publicly available and searchable register of these donations on its website. At general elections to the UK Parliament, EU Parliament, Scottish Parliament, Welsh Assembly and Northern Ireland Assembly political parties are required to submit campaign spending returns to

280-586: The Scottish Parliamentary elections, whereby they did not stand candidates against each other. Former Scottish international footballers Billy McNeill , who played for Celtic and Eric Caldow , who played for Rangers , both stood for the SSCUP in these elections. John Swinburne was the SSCUP's sole representative in the Scottish Parliament, representing Central Scotland from 2003 until 2007. The party listed nine key aims on its website: In

300-518: The Speaker's Committee (established by PPERA 2000). The Commission must submit an annual estimate of income and expenditure to the Committee. The Committee, made up of Members of Parliament, is responsible for answering questions on behalf of the Commission. The Member who takes questions for the Speaker's Committee is Bridget Phillipson . The PPP is composed of representatives from all UK parliamentary political parties with two or more sitting MPs. The PPP

320-412: The commission "politically corrupt, totally biased and morally bankrupt". Prime Minister Boris Johnson responded by saying that he had hoped "all those who spent so much time and energy drawing attention to their supposed guilt would spend just as long drawing attention to their genuine innocence". Political Parties and Elections Act 2009 The Political Parties and Elections Act 2009 (c 12)

340-829: The commission runs a series of public awareness campaigns ahead of elections and throughout the year to encourage people to register to vote. These focus on audiences that research indicates are less likely to be on the electoral register, including recent home-movers, students and UK citizens living overseas. The Commission produces guidance and gives advice on electoral administration to returning officers and electoral administrators in Great Britain . The Commission has set performance standards for returning officers and referendum counting officers in Great Britain. These standards do not apply to local government elections in Scotland as they are

360-476: The registers of political parties in Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The commission produces guidance and gives advice on electoral registration to electoral registration officers in Great Britain . The commission has published performance standards for electoral registration in Great Britain. Electoral registration officers are required to report against these standards and the commission will make this information publicly available. As part of this work,

380-475: The views of stakeholders and the distinctive procedures and practices in the countries of the United Kingdom there are devolved electoral commissions for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Since February 2007, the Commission has had regional offices across England in the South West, Eastern and South East, London, Midlands, and North of England regions. The Electoral Commission is answerable to Parliament via

400-400: Was established by PPERA and meets quarterly to submit views to the Commission on matters affecting political parties. There are equivalent non-statutory bodies for the devolved legislatures in Scotland (Scottish Parliament Political Parties Panel), Wales (Wales Political Parties Panel) and Northern Ireland (Northern Ireland Assembly Parties Panel). There was widespread controversy surrounding

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