65.—(1) This rule applies if—
(a)at a contested election, proof is given to the GLRO’s satisfaction before the result of the election is declared that one of the persons named or to be named as a candidate in the ballot paper has died, and
(b)that person is standing in the name of a registered party.
(2) The GLRO must—
(a)countermand notice of the poll, or
(b)if polling has begun, direct that the poll be abandoned,
and the provisions of section 39(1) and (5) (local elections void etc. in England and Wales) of the 1983 Act apply in respect of the unfilled vacancy.
(3) For the purposes of this rule—
(a)a person stands in the name of a registered party if his nomination paper contains a description which is authorised as mentioned in rule 6(5) or (7),
(b)a registered party is a party which is registered under Part 2 of the 2000 Act.