Electoral Commission

The Electoral Commission is an independent body set up by the UK Parliament. Our aim is integrity and public confidence in the democratic process.

We work to:

• register political parties
• make sure people understand and follow the rules on party and election finance
• publish details of where parties and candidates get money from and how they spend it
• set the standards for running elections and report on how well this is done
• make sure people understand it is important to register to vote, and know how to vote

http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/ [external website]