Local Government (Scotland) Act 1947

Declaration of Result.

38 (1) Subject to the provisions of paragraph 25 of this Part of this Schedule, the returning officer shall—

(a) in the case of an election of a county councillor within the county buildings or other public hall or place in the county, forthwith declare to be elected the candidate to whom the majority of votes have been given at the poll or the candidate elected without a poll in terms of paragraph 5 of Part I of this Schedule, and cause a written or printed statement thereof signed by him to be immediately thereafter conspicuously displayed at or near the entrance to the county buildings or the premises where the meetings of the county council are ordinarily held; and

(b) in the case of an election of town councillors, within the town hall or other public hall or place in the burgh not later than eight o'clock afternoon of the day after the election declare to be elected the candidates to whom the majority of votes have been given at the poll and also the candidates elected without a poll in terms of paragraph 5 of Part I of this Schedule, and cause a written or printed statement thereof signed by him to be immediately thereafter conspicuously displayed at or near the entrance to the town hall or the premises where the meetings of the town council are ordinarily held.

(2) The returning officer shall forthwith return the names of the persons elected in the case of an election of a county councillor to the county clerk, and in the case of an election of town councillors to the town clerk, and in either case the returning officer shall forthwith give or cause to be given notice in writing to the persons elected of their election.