Representation of the People Act 1983 (c. 2)

Part I U.K. Parliamentary and Local Government Franchise and its Exercise

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Pt. I (ss. 1–66) modified by Representation of the People Act 1985 (c. 50, SIF 42), s. 2(6)

Supplemental provisions as to local government elections U.K.

46 Further provision as to local election voting. U.K.

(1) At a local government election for any electoral area no person shall as an elector and no person shall as proxy for any one elector—

(a) give more than one vote for any one candidate; or

(b) give more votes in all than the total number of councillors to be elected for the electoral area.

(2) No person is subject to any incapacity to vote at a local government election by reason of his being or acting as returning officer at that election.