diff --git a/ynr/apps/elections/templates/elections/ballot_view.html b/ynr/apps/elections/templates/elections/ballot_view.html
index 291029124..341b6d04d 100644
--- a/ynr/apps/elections/templates/elections/ballot_view.html
+++ b/ynr/apps/elections/templates/elections/ballot_view.html
@@ -57,9 +57,9 @@ <h1>Candidates for {{ ballot.post.label }} on <br>{{ ballot.election.election_da
 
     {% if not ballot.candidates_locked and candidates.exists %}
     <div class="panel">
-        <p>These {{ ballot.num_candidates }} candidates haven't been confirmed by the official "nomination papers"
-            from the council yet. This means they might not all end up on the ballot paper.</p>
-        <p>We will manually verify each candidate when the nomination papers are published.</p>
+        <p>These candidates will not be confirmed until the council publishes the official candidate list on {{ballot.expected_sopn_date}}. 
+        Once nomination papers are published, we will manually verify each candidate.
+        </p> 
     </div>
     {% endif %}
 
diff --git a/ynr/apps/elections/tests/test_ballot_view.py b/ynr/apps/elections/tests/test_ballot_view.py
index fc2eb2fd1..23c32a99b 100644
--- a/ynr/apps/elections/tests/test_ballot_view.py
+++ b/ynr/apps/elections/tests/test_ballot_view.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import datetime
 from random import randrange
 
 from candidates.models import PartySet
@@ -125,34 +126,47 @@ def test_ballot_sopn_upload_link(self):
         )
 
     def test_ballot_with_candidates_no_sopn(self):
+        self.election.election_date = datetime.date(2019, 8, 3)
+        self.election.save()
+        self.ballot.post.territory_code = "ENG"
+        self.ballot.save()
         self.create_memberships(self.ballot, self.parties)
+
         response = self.app.get(self.ballot.get_absolute_url())
 
+        self.assertEqual(
+            self.ballot.expected_sopn_date, datetime.date(2019, 7, 10)
+        )
+        self.assertFalse(self.ballot.candidates_locked)
         self.assertEqual(response.context["candidates"].count(), 9)
         self.assertDataTimelineCandidateAddingInProgress(response)
+        expected_header = """
+        <h1>Candidates for Bar Ward on<br>3 August 2019</h1>
+        """
         self.assertInHTML(
-            f"<h1>Candidates for Bar Ward on <br>{ self.election.election_date.strftime('%d %B %Y') }</h1>",
+            expected_header,
             response.text,
         )
-        self.assertInHTML(
-            """
+        expected_notice = """
             <p>
-                These 9 candidates haven't been confirmed by the official
-                "nomination papers" from the council yet. This means they might
-                not all end up on the ballot paper.
+                These candidates will not be confirmed until the council publishes the official candidate list on 10 July 2019. 
+                Once nomination papers are published, we will manually verify each candidate.
             </p>
-            """,
+            """
+        self.assertInHTML(
+            expected_notice,
             response.text,
         )
-        self.assertInHTML(
-            """
+        expected_table = """
             <thead>
               <tr>
                 <th>Name</th>
                 <th>Party</th>
               </tr>
             </thead>
-        """,
+        """
+        self.assertInHTML(
+            expected_table,
             response.text,
         )