treatment of unlisted parties

[RichardTaylor]

Sometimes candidates are declaring (and/or there are media reports that candidates are declaring) they are to stand for a party that isn't [yet] in listed on YourNextMP; and/or isn't [yet] registered with the Electoral Commission.

For example Al Murray “the Pub Landlord” is to stand for the Free United Kingdom Party

http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/jan/14/al-murray-the-pub-landlord-to-stand-against-nigel-farage-in-south-thanet

I suggested there should be advice for those adding candidates on what to do in such circumstances. The submission form doesn't currently allow the party field to be left blank. Should "independent" be used or is another option required?

[tfgg]

So far I've just been marking them as "Independent" and possibly putting their real party in brackets after their name for later correction. I agree that there should be some clean way of marking when they're running for an unknown party. Sometimes the party an independent says they're standing for will never actually be registered.