C1C2C3C5C4C6C7C8C9 Part I Parliamentary and Local Government Franchise and its Exercise

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Parliamentary and local government franchise

F12 Local government electors.

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))).

F41A

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.

F102 Local government electors.

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 F8—

i

except in Scotland, a relevant citizen of the Union;

F9ii

in Scotland, a qualifying foreign national, and

d

is of voting age (that is, 18 years or over F5, except in Scotland (see subsection (1A))).

F111A

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; F6...

b

in more than one electoral area at an ordinary election for a local government area which is not a single electoral area F7, 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.