Paragraph 43 The local count

in the presence of the counting agents appointed for the purposes of the London Members election and each relevant election or referendum, open each ballot box and record separately the number of ballot papers used in the London Members election and each relevant election or referendum;

in the presence of the election agents appointed for the purposes of the London Members election and each relevant election or referendum verify each ballot paper account;

count such of the postal ballot papers as have been duly returned and record separately the number counted at the London Members election and each relevant election or referendum;

separate the ballot papers relating to the London Members election and each relevant election or referendum;

make up into packets the ballot papers for each other election or referendum and seal them up in separate containers endorsing on each a description of the area to which the ballot papers relate;

deliver or cause to be delivered to the returning officer for the other election or referendum to which the ballot papers relate—

at the same time deliver to that officer packets that so relate containing—

on receipt of the containers of ballot papers from the returning officer who does discharge those functions, and after the time specified in the notice given by him in writing to the counting agents as that after which he will begin to count the votes and the place at which the count will take place if by then he has received the ballot papers, open each container;

where the proceedings on the issue and receipt of postal ballot papers are not taken together with those proceedings at a relevant election or referendum under regulation 65 of the Representation of the People Regulations 2001^f1, or under that regulation as applied by regulations made under sections 44 and 105, or 45 and 105, of the Local Government Act 2000^f2, count such of the postal ballot papers as have been duly returned and record the number counted; and

mix together the postal ballot papers and the ballot papers from all of the containers and count the votes given on them,

in the case of postal ballot papers, they have been mixed with the ballot papers from at least one ballot box, and

in the case of ballot papers from a ballot box, they have been mixed with the ballot papers from at least one other ballot box.

it is returned in the manner set out in paragraph (8) and reaches the CRO or any polling station in the appropriate area before the close of the poll; and

the declaration of identity, duly signed and authenticated, is also returned in the manner set out in paragraph (8), and reaches him or such a polling station before that time.

to the CRO is by hand, or post;

to a polling station, is by hand.

place the ballot papers and other documents relating to the election under his own seal and the seals of such of the counting agents as desire to affix their seals; and

otherwise take proper precautions for the security of the papers and documents.

in the area common to the Assembly constituency, and parliamentary constituency^f3, local counting area, electoral area and voting area, as the case may be in which the polls at the GLA election and a relevant election or referendum are being taken together; and

in respect of which polls the voter has been issued with a postal ballot paper.