Election 2005: campaign spending - Electoral Commission

84Appendix ECandidates’ election expenses at the2005 UK Parliamentary general electionFailure to submit returns as tocandidates’ election expensesTable A5 (see pages 86–87) lists the candidateswho were reported to the Commission ashaving failed to submit a return as to theirelection spending.Candidates submitting returns lateCandidates’ expenses returns were due on 9 or10 June 2005. 17 In order to meet its productiondeadline, the Commission sent out a letter to allagents whose candidates had not submittedtheir returns asking that any returns be sent tothe Commission before 15 December 2005.The candidates listed in Table A6 (see page 87)submitted returns after the extended deadlineand their returns are not included in the analysisin this volume.Constituencies where inconsistentinformation has been suppliedabout the statutory limitThe constituencies listed in Table A7 (see page87) were those identified during our review ofcandidates’ returns where there werediscrepancies between the information providedby Returning Officers to candidates and to theCommission in relation to the spending limit.Candidates’ returnsTable A8 (see pages 88–399) shows candidates’reported election expenses at the 2005general election.Explanatory notes and definitionsName of constituencyConstituencies are listed in alphabetical order.In most cases, compass points (e.g. North orEast) follow the substantive name, althoughconstituencies in Northern Ireland are generallylisted by compass point.Type of constituencyThe type of constituency, borough/burgh orcounty, is indicated after the constituency namebecause the type of constituency governs theformula to be used in determining the legalmaximum for a candidate’s expenses.PartyThe party affiliation of a candidate. Candidatesmay only include a description in their nominationpapers and on the ballot paper if it has beenauthorised by a registered political party. Allunaffiliated candidates must either use the label‘Independent’ with no further description or haveno description on the ballot paper at all. Ascandidates are not required to use the registeredname of their party, where the description on theballot paper differs substantially from the partyname, the description is given as a footnote.17 The deadline is dependent on when the resultsare announced.Election 2005: campaign spending: appendix E