Leaflets and canvassing
Deliver materials, talk to residents or help organise routes and coverage.
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Practical help that makes local work possible
Join a Local Team
Help with events, leaflets, research, digital work, driving, administration or specialist skills, without taking on more than you can manage.
Why join a Local Team?
Turn support into practical action.
Campaigns and local activity need reliable people who can help with small, real jobs. You can offer one hour, a specialist skill, occasional event support or regular involvement.
You do not need to become a candidate, attend every meeting or agree to every type of volunteering.
Ways to help
Local, remote, practical or professional.
Events
Set up rooms, welcome people, manage attendance, transport or accessibility.
Digital and creative
Help with social posts, photography, video, design, websites or editing.
Research and administration
Check local information, organise documents, make calls or support casework systems.
Driving and practical help
Move materials, help people attend events or provide useful equipment and logistics.
Professional skills
Offer legal, accounting, compliance, fundraising, training or other specialist support.
The role, defined simply
Complete agreed tasks that help local work succeed.
Team members are volunteers. Each opportunity should explain what is needed, where it happens, the expected time, who is responsible and any accessibility or safeguarding requirements.
One-off tasks or regular supportLocal, regional or remote opportunitiesClear task descriptions and named contactNo penalty for declining unsuitable workTraining where the task requires itChecks only where the activity genuinely requires them
Time and flexibility
Help without taking over your life.
You choose your availability and can change it. Some people may help once at an event. Others may become regular organisers.
A single delivery route, event, research task or practical job.
Help when a suitable local need or election activity appears.
Take responsibility for a defined area of ongoing work.
Support national or local work from home where the task allows.
Why work with Local People?
Clear tasks, useful tools and respect for your time.
Volunteering should be organised well enough that people know what they are doing and can see the result.
Volunteer dashboard
Availability, interests, tasks, events and simple updates.
Local matching
Use postcode and skills to show suitable opportunities rather than sending everything to everyone.
Task instructions
Maps, files, contacts, deadlines and accessibility information in one place.
Team communication
Opted-in WhatsApp, SMS and email without adding people to unwanted message streams.
Recognition and evidence
Show completed activity and the difference volunteers helped make.
Support and escalation
A named organiser and a clear way to report problems or ask for help.
Pay and expenses
Volunteering is unpaid.
Volunteers are not paid for their time. Reasonable, approved out-of-pocket expenses may be reimbursed where a Local People policy and budget allow.
“You are not paid for your time as a volunteer, but you may get money to cover expenses.”
Official source: GOV.UK, Volunteer pay and expenses
Agree expenses first.
Do not incur costs expecting repayment unless the organiser has confirmed the expense, limit and evidence required in advance.
Volunteer standards
Safe, respectful and reliable.
Be honest about availabilityFollow safety, data and safeguarding instructionsRespect residents and other volunteersDo not claim to speak for Local People unless authorisedKeep private information confidentialReturn equipment and materialsReport problems promptlyStop or decline a task that is unsafe or unsuitable
Evidence and review
Sources and Last Updated
Information can change. We check official sources regularly and show dates so visitors can judge how current the page is.
Page last reviewed1 August 2026
- GOV.UK: Volunteers' rightsChecked 1 August 2026
- GOV.UK: Volunteer pay and expensesChecked 1 August 2026
- Information Commissioner’s Office: Electronic and telephone marketingChecked 1 August 2026