Petition · past parliament
Limited Companies to be banned from fielding candidates in political elections
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
there seems to be a trend of parties fielding candidates that seem to exepmt from funding and campaigning legislation. Only political parties or independent candidates should be able to stand in political elections in UK
limited companies, companies or non political parties should be banned from fielding multiple candidates in UK political elections
Why it was rejected
It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.
Registration of political parties is a matter for the Electoral Commission, which is independent of both the Government and Parliament.
You could raise this issue with the Electoral Commission. You can find out how to contact the Electoral Commission here:
https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/contact-us
You could raise this issue with the Electoral Commission. You can find out how to contact the Electoral Commission here:
https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/contact-us
Timeline
| 8 Sep 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 13 Sep 2019 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
13 Sep 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.