PART 1ELECTIONS

Voting systems for elections to principal councils

5Two voting systems

1

There are two systems for electing councillors of a principal council in polls at contested elections—

a

a simple majority system, and

b

a single transferable vote system.

2

See local elections rules for provision about how each system works.

3

See sections 7 to 9 for provision about which system applies to a council and how the system that applies to a council is changed.

4

In this Part, “local elections rules” means—

a

rules made under section 36A of the 1983 Act (inserted by section 13(3));

b

rules made under section 36 of the 1983 Act that have effect by virtue of section 13(4).