Paragraph 2 Interpretation

The London Members Election Rules as set out in this Schedule shall have effect for the purposes of the allocation of seats for London members of the London Assembly whether at an ordinary election or in the circumstances mentioned in section 10 of the 1999 Act (filling a vacancy in an Assembly constituency) where that election is taken together with another poll—

In these Rules, unless the context indicates otherwise—

• “the 1983 Act” means the Representation of the People Act 1983^f3;

• “the 1999 Act” means the Greater London Authority Act 1999^f4;

• “the appropriate form” in relation to a particular rule, means the form set out in the Forms Schedule and indicated as applicable to that rule; or where more than one form is so set out, the form indicated as relevant to the particular case;

• “the Combination of Polls Regulations” means the Representation of the People (Combination of Polls) (England and Wales) Regulations 2004^f5;

• “CRO” (constituency returning officer), in relation to a constituency and an election means the person, or a person of the description, for the time being designated by an order made under section 35(2B) of the 1983 Act^f6;

• “counting observer” has the same meaning as in regulation 2(1) of the Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums) (England) Regulations 2001^f7;

• “counting officer” has the same meaning as in regulation 2(1) of the Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums) (England) Regulations 2001;

• “election” and “London Members election” mean an election for the return of the London members at an ordinary election;

• “election booklet” has the same meaning as in article 7 of the Greater London Authority Elections (Election Addresses) Order 2003^f8;

• “European Parliamentary election” has the same meaning as in section 27(1) of the Representation of the People Act 1985^f9;

• “the Forms Schedule” means Schedule 5 to the Greater London Authority Elections (No. 2) Rules 2000;

• “GLA election” means an election, including an ordinary election, under one or more of—

  1. (a)

     the Constituency Members Election Rules;

  2. (b)

     the London Members Election Rules; or

  3. (c)

     the Mayoral Election Rules;

• “GLRO” (Greater London returning officer) has the same meaning as in Part I of the 1999 Act (see section 29 of that Act and section 35(2C) of the 1983 Act)^f10;

• “individual candidate” means a candidate other than a list candidate;

• “list candidate” means a person included on a party list;

• “local count” means the count of the London votes given for a registered political party or, as the case may be, an individual candidate, at an election in an Assembly constituency;

• “local counting area” has the same meaning as in regulation 2(1) of the European Parliamentary Elections Regulations 2004^f11;

• “local authority mayoral election” means an election conducted under the Local Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (England and Wales) Regulations 2002^f12;

• “London vote” has the same meaning as in Part I of the 1999 Act;

• “other election or referendum” means one or more of the following—

  1. (a)

     a Parliamentary election^f13;

  2. (b)

     a European Parliamentary election^f14;

  3. (c)

     a local government election^f15 other than a GLA election;

  4. (d)

     a local authority mayoral election; and

  5. (e)

     a referendum;

  the poll at which is taken together with the poll at the London Members election;

• “other GLA election” means a GLA election held other than under the London Members Election Rules;

• “party list” means a list submitted to the GLRO in accordance with paragraph 5 (party lists and individual candidates) of Part II of Schedule 2 to the 1999 Act on behalf of a party registered under Part II (registration of political parties) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000;

• “petition organiser” has the same meaning as in regulation 3 of the Local Authorities (Referendum) (Petitions and Directions) (England) Regulations 2000^f16;

• “polling observer” has the same meaning as in regulation 2(1) of the Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums) (England) Regulations 2001^f17;

• “referendum” means a referendum conducted under the Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums) (England) Regulations 2001;

• “registered party”, in relation to an election, means a party which was registered under Part II (registration of political parties) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 at the time by which the notice of election is required to be published;

• “relevant election or referendum” means—

  1. (a)

     any other GLA election; and

  2. (b)

     any other election or referendum;

• “voting area” has the same meaning as in regulation 2 of the Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums) (England) Regulations 2001^f18.

In the case of a referendum, a reference to a—

References in these Rules—