A third party is an organisation or individual who are not standing at an election, but who wish to campaign for or against a party or group of candidates. They have traditionally been subject to limits on the amount of money that they can occur opposing or supporting a specific candidate, but the limits introduced by the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (PPERA) were the first attempt at controlling national third party activity.
The pages in this section give information about:
- find information on legislation related to third parties
- download forms and guidance for third parties wishing to register or submit expenditure
- access the registers of third parties
If you want to find out more about third party registration, finance, or if you have any other questions please contact us on 020 7271 0616 or email Party and Election Finance.
