[F17(1)In any other case, the elected members are to be elected for the electoral ward at a poll held in accordance with this paragraph.S
(2)At the poll, each individual entitled to vote may vote by marking on the ballot paper—
(a)the voter's first preference from among the candidates, and
(b)if the voter wishes to express a further preference for one or more candidates, the voter's second and, if the voter wishes, subsequent preferences from among those candidates.
(3)Election regulations must, in particular, make provision about—
(a)the manner in which and period during which votes may be cast,
(b)the form and content of ballot papers,
(c)the manner in which the number of votes which will secure the return of a candidate as an elected member is to be calculated,
(d)the procedure for counting votes,
(e)the declaration of the result of the poll.]
Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 1A inserted (temp. from 24.6.2009 for certain purposes and otherwise prosp.) by Health Boards (Membership and Elections) (Scotland) Act 2009 (asp 5), ss. 2(3), 4, 6(2)(3), 7, 11(1); S.S.I. 2009/242, art. 2