Paragraph 61
In a contested election where the count is conducted by means of an electronic counting system, the returning officer must (except as provided for by paragraph (6)) give public notice of the information specified in paragraphs (2) and (4) (“the information”), within one week following the declaration of the result of the poll.
The information is, for each polling station (except as provided for by paragraph (3))—
the number of first and subsequent preferences for each candidate;
the numbers of ballot papers transferred and their transfer values at each stage of the count;
the number of votes credited to each candidate at each stage of the count;
the number of non-transferable ballot papers at each stage of the count; and
the number of rejected ballot papers under each head shown in the statement of rejected ballot papers.
Where in total less than 200 votes were cast at a polling station the returning officer is to give public notice of the information for that polling station aggregated with (and indistinguishable from) that information from one or more other polling stations in the same ward, being such polling stations as the returning officer sees fit, such that as aggregated the information will include in total no less than 200 votes.
The information is, for postal ballot papers (except as provided for by paragraph (5)) the information specified in paragraph 2(a) to (e).
Where in total less than 200 postal votes were cast in a ward, the information to be published in respect of those postal ballot papers is only the number of postal votes cast.
Where in total less than 200 votes were cast at polling stations in a ward, no public notice of the information is to be given.
Once public notice of the information and the postal ballot information has been given, the returning officer must as soon as reasonably practicable procure the destruction of any electronic data or other records retained under rule 57(3) pursuant to this rule, in a manner which ensures that their confidentiality is preserved.