To help make your campaigning as easy as possible, we’ve gathered together some of the essential campaign tools, paperwork and information that you’ll need as the campaign goes on. Do let us know if there is anything else that you need and we will add it in.
Campaign artwork tools
Liberal Democrat fonts: Helvetica Neue & Andrew Garratt only (zip file)Liberal Democrat fonts: other useful fonts (zip file)
Liberal Democrat logos (zip file)Liberal Democrat clipartLiberal Democrat colours
More campaign resources also available on the Liberal Democrat Members’ Site
Campaign template artwork
ALDC has commissioned this set of FOCUS templates for use by Liberal Democrat campaigners. These are exclusively available to members of ALDC.
Artwork Pack 1 – includes all-year round Focus artwork in various sizes, letterhead templates and calling card
Artwork Pack 2 – includes election ‘flying start’ leaflet, direct mail and direct mail inserts for fights against both Conservatives and Labour, new voter letters, postal vote recruitment mailings, canvass leaflets, report back leaflet and window poster templates
Artwork Pack 3 – additional Focus templates to be used during the election campaign, area squeeze leaflets and direct mail, eve of poll leaflets, example of a blue-ink letter and a post-election thank you Focus.
Artwork Pack 4 – get out the vote materials including flying start leaflet and polling day knock-up leaflets
Essential paperwork
Nomination papers (MS Word) – ward specific nomination papers will be available from your councilDelegated Nominating Officer (DNO) form (PDF)
Election expense forms and instructions – principal council elections (PDF)Candidate’s declaration (PDF)Election agent’s declaration (PDF)
N.B. The election expense forms for elections to principal councils have changed from previous years and are now consistent with those used at the 2010 General Election. Unfortunately however they have decided to not produce them as an Excel file.
Election expense forms and instructions – parish and town council elections (PDF)
Postal vote application form (PDF)Postal vote application form (PagePlus)
Forms for Scottish Parliamentary Elections Forms for Welsh Assembly Elections
Official guidance
Postal vote code of conduct (PDF)Draft guidance to police on interaction with political parties during campaigns (zip file)
Liberal Democrat Guidance