The documents listed below give information and background about the European Parliamentary elections held on 10 June 2004.
This year's elections include a number of factors which will apply for 2004 only. In particular, four of the nine English European Parliamentary electoral regions will be running pilot schemes to test all-postal voting.
In addition, in England and Wales, local government and Greater London Authority (GLA) elections will be combined with the European Parliamentary elections and take place on the same day.
Local government and GLA elections are the responsibility of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM) and associated Statutory Instruments relating to these elections can be found on the ODPM website
Results of the European Parliamentary Election 2004 in the twelve electoral regions in the UK are available on this website.
This section lists the major pieces of legislation - both primary and secondary - relating to European Parliamentary elections. Most are available on The Stationery Office website and appropriate links are provided. Some, however, are only available here.
» The European Parliamentary Elections Regulations 2004
» The Representation of the People (Combination of Polls) (England & Wales) Regulations 2004
» The European Parliamentary and Local Elections (Pilots) Act 2004
» The European
Parliamentary and Local Elections (All-Postal) Pilot Order 2004 
» The Returning
Officers' and Local Returning Officers' Accounts (European Parliamentary Elections)
(England, Wales and Gibraltar) Regulations 2004
[May 2004]
» The European Parliament (Representation) Act 2003
» The European Parliamentary Elections Act 2002
» The The European Parliament (Number of MEPs) (United Kingdom and Gibraltar) Order 2004
» The European Parliament (Disqualification) (United Kingdom and Gibraltar) Order 2004
» The European Parliamentary Elections (Returning Officers' Charges) (Great Britain and Gibraltar) Order 2004 - Statutory Instrument 2004 No. 1298
» The European Parliamentary Elections (Local Returning Officers' Charges) (Great Britain and Gibraltar) Order 2004 - Statutory Instrument 2004 No. 1299
» The European
Parliamentary Elections (Welsh Forms) Order 2004 [version as laid before
Parliament]
» The European Parliamentary Election Petition (Amendment) Rules 2004 - Statutory Instrument 2004 No. 1415 (L. 9)
This section contains various DCA guidance documents both for general readers and for electoral administrators. Further general and specific guidance is published by the Electoral Commission and is available on their website.
For details on how to complete the European Parliamentary Elections Ballot paper please visit the London Elect website and see information contained in sections 11 to 15.
» European
Parliamentary Elections 10th June 2004 - Briefing information
This document provides background and statistical information about the European
Parliamentary Elections.
Election timetables
» Ministerial Statement by Christopher Leslie: Update to the House on progress in the administration of the European Parliamentary and Local Elections [27 May 2004]
» Statement of parties and individual candidates nominated and Notice of Poll for each region
» Frequently
asked questions on the European Parliamentary Elections 2004
» Local
Returning Officers' Expenses Guidance - Notes
» Local Returning Officers Expenses Guidance - Forms
» All-Postal
Pilot Regions - Local Returning Officers' Expenses Guidance - Notes
» All-Postal Pilot Regions - Local Returning Officers Expenses Guidance - Forms
European Parliamentary elections are different from other elections in the UK. This section provides information about the location, electorates and the number of MEPs, and gives some additional general background information on the elections.
» Location electorates and the number of MEPs
This section gives information about how to contact officials and others who have various responsibilities in relation to the elections.
» For enquiries about the 2004 election, please contact Electoral Policy Division at the Department for Constitutional Affairs [ email ].
» Electoral Policy Division Staff and their Responsibilities
» Contact details for Regional
Returning Officers
» National Election Agents for Political
Parties standing in more than one electoral region
This section contains documents relating to previous European Parliamentary elections - the last was in 1999.
» How the voting system works
- 1999 [June 1999]
» Review of the European Parliamentary Elections 1999
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