Candidates and agents are limited on how much they can spend on their election campaign as set out in law. This applies during what is known as 'the regulated period' which, for this election, runs from the day after you officially become a candidate up to polling day. The earliest you can become a candidate for this election is Tuesday 25 March 2025 and so the regulated period runs from Wednesday 26 March (at the earliest) to 1 May 2025.
The limit applies to spending on activities in the following categories:
- advertising of any kind, for example, posters, newspaper adverts, websites or YouTube videos
- unsolicited material sent to voters, for example, letters, leaflets or emails you send that aren’t in response to specific queries
- transport costs, for example, hire cars or public transport for you or your campaigners
- public meetings
- staff costs, for example, an agent’s salary, or staff seconded to you by their employer. You do not need to include time spent on your campaign by volunteers
- accommodation, for example, your campaign office
- administrative costs, for example, telephone bills, stationery, photocopying and the use of databases
The spending limit for the regulated period is £3,040 for each constituent council for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. Therefore the spending limit will be £21,280 plus 8p for every registered local government elector in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough on 1 March 2025.