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Part IU.K. Parliamentary and Local Government Franchise and its Exercise

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Parliamentary and local government franchiseU.K.

[F12 Local government electors.E+W+N.I.

(1)A person is entitled to vote as an elector at a local government election in any electoral area if on the date of the poll he—

(a)is registered in the register of local government electors for that area;

(b)is not subject to any legal incapacity to vote (age apart);

(c)is a Commonwealth citizen, a citizen of the Republic of Ireland [F2, a relevant citizen of the Union or (in Wales) a qualifying foreign citizen];

(d)is of voting age (that is, 18 years or over [F3except in Wales (see subsection (1A))]).

[F4(1A)In Wales, voting age is 16 years or over.]

(2)A person is not entitled to vote as an elector—

(a)more than once in the same electoral area at any local government election; or

(b)in more than one electoral area at an ordinary election for a local government area which is not a single electoral area.]

Textual Amendments

F1S. 2 substituted (29.1.2001 for certain purposes and 16.2.2001 otherwise) by 2000 c. 2, s. 1(1); S.I. 2001/116, art. 2(1)(2) (with art. 2(4))

F2Words in s. 2(1)(c) substituted (E.W.) (20.3.2021) by Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 (asc 1), ss. 2(1)(a)(i), 175(3)(b) (with s. 3)

F3Words in s. 2(1)(d) inserted (E.W.) (20.3.2021) by Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 (asc 1), ss. 2(1)(a)(ii), 175(3)(b) (with s. 3)

[F52 Local government electors.S

(1)A person is entitled to vote as an elector at a local government election in any electoral area if on the date of the poll he—

(a)is registered in the register of local government electors for that area;

(b)is not subject to any legal incapacity to vote (age apart);

(c)is a Commonwealth citizen, a citizen of the Republic of Ireland or [F6—

(i)except in Scotland,] a relevant citizen of the Union;

[F7(ii)in Scotland, a qualifying foreign national,] and

(d)is of voting age (that is, 18 years or over [F8, except in Scotland (see subsection (1A))]).

[F9(1A)In Scotland, voting age is 16 years or over.]

(2)A person is not entitled to vote as an elector—

(a)more than once in the same electoral area at any local government election; F10...

(b)in more than one electoral area at an ordinary election for a local government area which is not a single electoral area [F11, or

(c)in more than one electoral area at an election of councillors for any local government area in Scotland when the polls for more than one local government election are held on the same day.]]

Textual Amendments

F5S. 2 substituted (29.1.2001 for certain purposes and 16.2.2001 otherwise) by 2000 c. 2, s. 1(1); S.I. 2001/116, art. 2(1)(2) (with art. 2(4))

F8Words in s. 2(1)(d) inserted (S.) (25.7.2015) by Scottish Elections (Reduction of Voting Age) Act 2015 (asp 7), ss. 1(1)(a), 21 (with s. 1(2))