Paragraph 20

at the end of paragraph (1) insert—

“provided that neither the countermand of the poll at the local government election nor the direction that that poll be abandoned shall affect the poll at the parliamentary election, or, as the case may be, European Parliamentary election.”; and

after paragraph (1) insert—

“(1A)

Where the poll at the local government election is abandoned by reason of a candidate’s death, at the close of the poll for the parliamentary election, or as the case may be, European Parliamentary election, the presiding officer shall take the like steps for the delivery to the returning officer of the ballot boxes and of ballot papers and other documents as such presiding officer would be required to do if the poll at the local government election had not been abandoned, and the returning officer shall dispose of ballot papers used at the local government election (at which a candidate has died) as such presiding officer is required to do in accordance with rule 66, following the separation of the ballot papers relating to the parliamentary or European Parliamentary election, from the ballot papers used at the local government election (at which a candidate has died).”.