The Greater London Authority Elections (Amendment) Rules 2012

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) These Rules may be cited as the Greater London Authority Elections (Amendment) Rules 2012 and will come into force on the 1^st of March 2012.

(2) In these Rules, “GLA Elections Rules” means the Greater London Authority Elections Rules 2007(1).

Amendment to the Greater London Authority Elections Rules

2.  In rule 6 of the GLA Elections Rules (modifications to the combined Rules where votes are counted manually), after the words “Combined Manual Count Rules” insert “in Schedule 8”.

Amendments to the Constituency Members Election Rules

3.—(1) Schedules 1 and 5 to the GLA Elections Rules (The Constituency Members Election Rules) are amended as follows.

(2) In rule 17 (the ballot papers) in each Schedule—

(a) after paragraph (4) insert:

“(4A) If a candidate who is the subject of an authorisation by two or more parties under rule 6(7) so requests, the ballot paper must contain, against the candidate’s particulars, the registered emblem (or, as the case may be, one of the registered emblems) of one of those parties.”;

(b) in paragraph (5) after the words “under paragraph (4)” insert “or paragraph (4A)”.

(3) In rule 54(3) (declaration of result) in each Schedule, omit the words “first preference”.

Amendments to the London Members Election Rules

4.—(1) In both Schedule 2 and Schedule 6 to the GLA Elections Rules (The London Members Election Rules), in rule 57(4) (declaration of result) omit the words “first preference”.

(2) In Schedule 2 to the GLA Elections Rules (The London Members Election Rules), in rule 56(4)(b) (the calculation), for “Combined Constituency Members Election Rules” substitute “Constituency Members Election Rules”.

Amendments to the Mayoral Election Rules

5.—(1) Schedules 3 and 7 to the GLA Elections Rules (The Mayoral Election Rules), are amended as follows.

(2) After rule 7(3) (subscription of nomination papers) in each Schedule insert—

“(3A) A person must not subscribe more than one nomination paper at the same election.

(3B) Paragraph (3A) does not prevent a person subscribing a further nomination paper where the previously nominated candidate has either died or withdrawn.”

(3) After rule 10(2)(c) (decisions as to validity of nomination papers) in each Schedule, insert—

“(2A) If, contrary to rule 7(3A), a person subscribes more than one nomination paper the GLRO, in determining whether a paper is subscribed as so required under paragraph (2)(b)—

(a) must only take the person’s signature into account in respect of the first nomination paper delivered under rule 6(1)(b) on which the person’s signature appears,

(b) must, where the person’s signature appears on a nomination paper delivered subsequently, find that the paper is not subscribed as so required if the signature appears within the first 330 signatures on the paper, regardless of whether the paper contains more than 330 signatures.”

(4) In rule 10(6) (decisions as to the validity of nomination papers) in each Schedule, for “ballot paper” substitute “nomination paper”.

(5) In rule 17 (the ballot papers) in each Schedule—

(a) After rule 17(4) insert—

“(4A) If a candidate who is the subject of an authorisation by two or more parties under rule 6(7) so requests, the ballot paper must contain, against the candidate’s particulars, the registered emblem (or, as the case may be, one of the registered emblems) of one of those parties.”

(b) In rule 17(5) after the words “under paragraph (4)” insert “or paragraph (4A)”.

6.  In Schedule 3 to the GLA Elections Rules (The Mayoral Election Rules), in rule 53(2) (procedure at conclusion of local count) omit the words “as defined by rule 57(6).”.

Amendments to the Schedule of Forms

7.  In rule 2 in Schedule 10 (schedule of forms) to the GLA Elections Rules—

(a) for Form 1: Nomination paper (constituency and individual London member candidates) substitute Form 1 in Schedule 1 to these rules;

(b) for Form 2: Nomination paper (London member party list candidates) substitute Form 2 in Schedule 2 to these rules; and

(c) for Form 3: Nomination paper (Mayor of London candidates) substitute Form 3 in Schedule 3 to these rules.

Signed by authority of the Lord President of the Council

Mark Harper

Parliamentary Secretary (Minister for Political and Constitutional Reform)

Cabinet Office

26th January 2012