PART 1

ELECTIONS

Voting systems for elections to principal councils

Two voting systems
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1
There are two systems for electing councillors of a principal council in polls at contested elections—
a
a simple majority system, and
b
a single transferable vote system.
2
See local elections rules for provision about how each system works.
3
See sections 7 to 9 for provision about which system applies to a council and how the system that applies to a council is changed.
4
In this Part, “local elections rules” means—
a
rules made under section 36A of the 1983 Act (inserted by section 13(3));
b
rules made under section 36 of the 1983 Act that have effect by virtue of section 13(4).