Being selective as usual Howard to stir things up!
UKIP
U.2 In general the local branch or constituency association shall have responsibility for candidate selection for local authority elections and by-elections.
Labour
Chapter 5 Clause III
1. The NEC shall issue procedural rules and guidelines
for the selection of local government candidates.
Local Campaign Forums, established in accordance
with Chapter 12 of these rules, shall be responsible
for implementing these guidelines in line with the
rules detailed in Clause I.1 above and following.
Local Campaign Forums shall agree their procedures
with the appropriate RD(GS) or other designated
officer approved by the NEC.
2. All nominees must fulfil the criteria to stand as a
prospective local government candidate detailed in
Clause I.1.B above. In addition, no person who is
disqualified as a parliamentary candidate under the
constitutional rules of the party, or under the
decision of party conference, shall be nominated or
selected as a candidate for any local government
election.
3. All nominees shall undertake, in writing, in a form
stipulated by the NEC, if elected, to accept and
comply with the standing orders of the appropriate
Labour group. All nominees, if elected, shall be
members of the national Association of Labour
Councillors.
4. The Local Campaign Forum shall determine and
endorse a panel of prospective local government
candidates in accordance with the procedural
guidelines approved by the NEC. The Local Campaign
Forum shall make the panel details available to the
branches covering electoral areas where selections
are due to take place.
5. Individual paid-up members of the party, resident in
the electoral area where the selection is taking place
and a member for at least six months at a date
determined by the Local Campaign Forum, will be
invited to participate in the process of shortlisting
and selection of their local government candidate(s).
6. The shortlisting and selection of candidates shall
consist of a vote, by eliminating ballot, of all eligible
individual members of the electoral ward/ division
on the basis of one member one vote.
7. Any disputes arising out of the non-endorsement of
nominees onto the panel of prospective local
government candidates shall be referred to the
appropriate regional appeals board. Disputes arising
over the shortlisting or selection meeting shall be
submitted to the appropriate Local Campaign Forum.
The NEC shall issue guidelines to the relevant party
units and any appellant for dealing with any
disputed matter.
8. Any exceptions to rules 1-7 above can only be made
with the approval of the NEC or an officer exercising
the powers given to them by the NEC.
Conservatives
15.3 Selection of Local Government Candidates
15.3.1 In the selection of Local Government Candidates, the Executive Council shall
either
15.3.1.1 maintain an approved list of potential Candidates for Local Government
elections, and submit suitable names to Branches for
selection by the Branch; whereupon the Branch may proceed to adopt
one or more of the Candidates; or
15.3.1.2 allocate Candidates to fight particular wards or divisions; or
15.3.1.3 allow Branches to select the Candidates of their choice but shall
approve such selection. Thereafter, the general meeting of the Branch
shall adopt the Candidate(s).
15.3.2 If the electoral Area extends beyond the Area of a single Branch the foregoing
procedure shall be carried out by the Branches concerned, acting jointly, under the
direction of the Executive Council.
15.3.3 A sitting Councillor shall be required to make a written application to the Executive
Council or Branch Committee as appropriate should he wish to seek re-adoption.
The procedure for re-adoption shall thereafter take place in accordance with the procedure set out in Paragraph 15.3.1 above.
15.3.4 The decision relating to re-adoption should be reached in reasonable time having
regard to the mutual convenience of both the Association and the sitting Councillor.
15.3.5 Candidates for principal Local Authorities shall be informed, before being selected,
that, if elected, they would be obliged to join the Conservative Councillors
Association and pay an annual subscription.
I didn't bother with LibDems or SNP, both irrelevant to Dover.
