Royal Mail’s downloadable Candidate Mailing Guide takes you through the steps involved in running a successful campaign in the lead up to a Parliamentary or Assembly Election. You’ll see that the guide stresses the importance of planning ahead, communicating clearly, and working in close partnership. It‘s an invaluable tool for Political Parties, Candidates, Royal Mail Account Managers and the Royal Mail Area Election Managers.

Candidate Mailing Guide (617kb)

Welsh Version of Candidate Mailing Guide (235kb)

Dedicated Area Election Managers

Each electoral region in the UK has a dedicated Area Election Manager who will support you in ensuring that your mailing campaign runs as smoothly as possible. One of their key activities is agreeing a date with you regarding the delivery of your campaign literature into Royal Mail.

Royal Mail “drop off” points

Candidates are responsible for ensuring that their campaign literature is presented to the correct Royal Mail office for onward delivery.

Constituency Delivery Points

You can also see how many delivery points there are per constituency. This will allow you to understand the amount of printed election material you will need to produce in order to ensure you reach all potential voters in your area.

Northern Ireland Elections

Information will be provided when / if Gordon Brown announces an election.

Scotland and Welsh Elections

Information will be provided when / if Gordon Brown announces an election.

Artwork Vetting

Royal Mail needs to check candidates’ campaign material to ensure that it meets with legislative guidelines. Please send us your artwork in Word or PDF format to artwork.vetting@royalmail.com

You can also contact the Artwork Vetting Team on 0845 607 6424 if you have any further questions regarding artwork.

Election Support

During the election you can contact the Election Support Team by e-mailing candidate.mail@royalmail.com or telephoning 0845 607 6416.

Are you a candidate standing for election at either the the Haltemprice & Howden By-election or Glasgow-East By-Election? on the 10th July? If so, please refer to our dedicated pages on everything you need to know:

• Haltemprice & Howden By-Election on 10th July
• Glasgow-East By-Election on 24th July