The Local Government and Greater London Authority Elections (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2023

Part 4E+WGreater London Authority elections

Interpretation of Part 4 E+W

12.  In this Part—

“Authority election”, “Constituency Members Election Rules”, “London Members Election Rules and “Mayoral Election Rules” have the same meanings as in rule 2 of the GLA Rules;

“ongoing Authority election” means a relevant Authority election where the date of poll as specified in the notice of election is on or after 31st January 2024;

“relevant Authority election” means an Authority election where the notice of election published in accordance with the relevant rule is published on or before 30th January 2024.

Commencement Information

I1Sch. 1 para. 12 in force at 31.10.2023, see reg. 1(2)(d)

Questions for proxies at certain Authority elections E+W

13.—(1) The amendments made by regulation 5(7), (13), (19), (25), (31) and (37) do not apply in respect of an ongoing Authority election.

(2) The questions to voters rule applies in respect of a relevant Authority election as if—

(a)in the table after paragraph (1)—

(i)in entry 2 (proxies), in the column headed “Question”—

(aa)after question (b) there were inserted—

“(ba)“Were you appointed as proxy on behalf of C.D. before 31st October 2023?” [R]”;

(bb)in question (c), at the beginning there were inserted “If the person answers question (ba) in the affirmative:”;

(ii)in entry 3 (proxy for an elector with an anonymous entry), in the column headed “Question”—

(aa)after question (b) there were inserted—

“(ba)“Were you appointed as proxy on behalf of the person whose number on the register of electors is (read out the number) before 31st October 2023?” [R]”;

(bb)in question (c), at the beginning there were inserted “If the person answers question (ba) in the affirmative:”

(b)in paragraph (2), after “3(a), (b)” there were inserted “, (ba)”.

(3) In paragraph (2), “the questions to voters rule” means—

(a)rule 36 in the Constituency Members Election Rules or Mayoral Election Rules;

(b)rule 37 in the London Members Election Rules.

Commencement Information

I2Sch. 1 para. 13(1) in force at 31.1.2024, see reg. 1(4)(d)

I3Sch. 1 para. 13(2)(3) in force at 31.10.2023, see reg. 1(2)(d)

Poll card forms for certain Authority elections E+W

14.—(1) The amendments made by regulation 5(38)(e) and (f) do not apply in respect of an ongoing Authority election.

(2) In Schedule 10 to the GLA Rules (forms)—

(a)Form 12 (official poll card) and Form 14 (official proxy poll card) apply in respect of a relevant Authority election as if, on the front of the form, before the text that begins “vote as a proxy at this election” there were inserted “(in the case of a proxy appointed before 31st October 2023)”;

(b)Form 13 (official postal poll card) and Form 15 (official proxy postal poll card) apply in respect of a relevant Authority election as if on the back of the form, before the text that begins “vote as a proxy at [F1the same election]” there were inserted “(in the case of a proxy appointed before 31st October 2023)”.

[F2(c)Form 13 (official postal poll card) and Form 15 (official proxy postal poll card) apply in respect of an Authority election to which sub-paragraph (3) applies as if, on the back of the form, for the text that begins “vote as a proxy at the same election” and ends with “grandchild” there were substituted—

“(in the case of a proxy appointed on or after 31st October 2023) vote as a proxy on behalf of more than four electors, of which no more than two may be on behalf of other domestic electors (a domestic elector is one who is not an overseas or service elector)”.]

[F3(3) This sub-paragraph applies to an Authority election for which—

(a)the notice of election is published in accordance with the relevant rule on or after 31st January 2024, and

(b)the date of poll stated in that notice is on or before 1st May 2024.]

Textual Amendments

Commencement Information

I4Sch. 1 para. 14(1) in force at 31.1.2024, see reg. 1(4)(d)

I5Sch. 1 para. 14(2) in force at 31.10.2023, see reg. 1(2)(d)