PART IIILegal Proceedings

Questioning of a local election

135Consequences of local election declared void

1

Where on a petition questioning an election under the local government Act—

a

the election of any person has been declared void, and

b

no other person has been declared elected in his place,

a new election shall be held to fill the vacancy in the same manner as on a casual vacancy.

2

For the purposes of that election any duties to be performed by any officer shall, if he has been declared not elected, be performed by a deputy or other person who might have acted for him if he had been incapacitated by illness.

3

This section does not apply to Scotland