Candidate

What's involved in being a candidate A candidate can do a lot of work or a little. The table below shows what is the maximum and minimum of work involved. Maximum work Minimum work Write your cv in 250 words, with a cutback version in 50 words. Sample wording can be seen under "Contact". Do not have a printed leaflet. let someone else design a typed leaflet and photocopy it. Obtain 10 signatures on your nomination form. Let someone else get 10 signatures on your nomination form. Write your beliefs about local issues. - Write letters to the press. - Put up posters all over your ward. - Distribute your printed leaflets. Let someone else deliver your leaflets. Recruit a team of leafleters - Canvass some houses. - Draft lots of leaflets on local topics, etc, photocopy them, and distribute them. - Keep track of your expenses on the campaign. Spend nothing on your campaign. Obviously we prefer candidates to work hard, but at this stage we are keen to get candidates into all wards, so we accept people who have little time. We have some fabulous leafleters in Weybridge. What we need are candidates. Campaign Methods We are developing methods of campaigning which are making our campaigns more productive and more fun. I myself got 25% of the vote in Englefield Green in May 2007 and one of our first time candidates got 20% in Chertsey South and Rowtown. OK, it's partly luck and it's partly that UKIP's message is highly acceptable on the doorsteps. It's only partly down to our charm and skill in campaigning! Toby Micklethwait PPC, Runnymede and Weybridge