Current Elections

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A huge thank you to all those supporting Animal Welfare Party’s election activities in 2024.

Thanks to our Members and Supporters we were able to stand in elections for the Mayor of London and London Assembly in May 20204 and in the General Election in July 2024.

Interested in standing as a candidate for Animal Welfare Party in Future Elections?

We’re always looking for committed animal advocates to speak up and out for animals and the environment in the political sphere.
Want to find out more? Come along to our workshop on ‘Standing as a Candidate for Animal Welfare Party’ 3pm – 3.45pm, Saturday 28th September, The Vegan Party Conference, Kensington Town Hall, London, More info on the Conference here.

2025 UK Local Elections

Could You Represent Us?

UK Local Elections will take place on 1st May 2025. AWP’s candidate search will soon be open.

While animal exploitation continues to take place across our nation and the climate and biodiversity crises worsen, we’re looking for committed individuals to speak up and out for animals and the environment in the political sphere.

We welcome applications from people who live vegan or vegetarian lifestyles. No particular educational qualifications or experience are required but you must be fully supportive of our aims and policies and meet the criteria below:

-be at least 18 years old
-be a British citizen, an eligible Commonwealth citizen, a citizen of the Republic of Ireland, a qualifying EU citizen or an EU citizen with retained rights

meet at least one of the following four qualifications:
-You are, and will continue to be, registered as a local government elector for the local authority area in which you wish to stand from the day of your nomination onwards.
-You have occupied as owner or tenant any land or other premises in the local authority area during the whole of the 12 months before the day of your nomination and the day of election.
-Your main or only place of work during the 12 months prior to the day of your nomination and the day of election has been in the local authority area.
-You have lived in the local authority area during the whole of the 12 months before the day of your nomination and the day of election.

An eligible Commonwealth citizen is a Commonwealth citizen who either:

does not need leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom, or
has indefinite leave to remain in the United Kingdom

A person is a qualifying EU citizen if they are a citizen of a country with which the UK has a bilateral Voting and Candidacy Rights (VCR) treaty and are resident in the UK with any form of leave to remain, or do not require such leave.

Find out more about your eligibility to stand in UK Local Government Elections here.

Interested in applying?
Our application process will soon be open. Please check back on this page. AWP Members will also be emailed with details of how to apply.