C1C9C7C6C2C4C8C5C3 Part I Parliamentary and Local Government Franchise and its Exercise

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Conduct of local government elections in England and Wales

36BF1Combination of local elections in Wales

1

Where the polls at—

a

the ordinary election of councillors of a Welsh county or county borough or an election to fill a casual vacancy occurring in the office of such a councillor, and

b

the ordinary election of community councillors or an election to fill a casual vacancy occurring in the office of such a councillor,

are to be taken on the same day and the elections are for related electoral areas, the polls at those elections must be taken together.

2

For the purposes of this section electoral areas are related if they are coterminous or if one is situated within the other.

3

Where the polls at any elections are combined under this section the cost of taking the combined polls (excluding any cost solely attributable to one election) and any cost attributable to their combination must be apportioned equally among the elections.

4

The Welsh Ministers may by regulations make provision in connection with the combining of polls at any elections under this section including provision modifying the Representation of the People Acts in relation to such elections.

5

Before making regulations under this section the Welsh Ministers must consult such persons as they consider appropriate.

6

The requirement to consult imposed by subsection (5) may be satisfied by consultation undertaken before the coming into force of this section.

7

The power to make regulations under this section is exercisable by statutory instrument.

8

Regulations must not be made under this section unless a draft of the regulations has been laid before and approved by a resolution of Senedd Cymru.