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GCSE Citizenship Studies · key term
A person who puts themselves forward for election to a public office, such as MP or local councillor.
Used by AQA and Edexcel
Paper 1
Revise: Standing for ElectionStanding for election means putting yourself forward as a candidate whom those voters can choose. A successful parliamentary candidate becomes an MP; a successful local council candidate becomes a councillor.
Paper 1, Paper 2
A person who puts themselves forward for election.
Do not confuse being selected as a candidate with being elected by voters.
Keep local and parliamentary rules separate: a parliamentary candidate does not have to live in the constituency.
Distinguish selection by a party from election by voters. Being selected as a candidate does not make someone an MP.
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A political party is an organisation of people with shared political ideas that puts forward candidates for election. In a UK general election, candidates seek to represent constituencies: the electoral areas represented by MPs in the House of Commons.
