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Paragraph 6 F1

England and Wales

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

(1)

The persons entitled to vote as electors at an election for the return of a mayor for the area of a combined authority are those who on the day of the poll—

(a)

would be entitled to vote as electors at an election of councillors for an electoral area situated wholly or partly within the area of the authority, and

(b)

are registered in the register of local government electors at an address within the authority's area.

(2)

A person is not entitled as an elector to cast more than one F2mayoral F3vote at an election for the return of a mayor.

(3)

In this paragraph—

  • “electoral area” has the meaning given by section 203(1) of the Representation of the People Act 1983;

  • “local government elector” has the meaning given by section 270(1) of the Local Government Act 1972;

  • F4“mayoral vote” has the meaning given by paragraph 4(1) (as read with sub-paragraph (3) of that paragraph).

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Sch. 5B inserted (28.1.2016 for specified purposes, 28.3.2016 in so far as not already in force) by Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016 (c. 1), s. 25(2), Sch. 1

F2

Word in Sch. 5B para. 6(2) inserted (18.6.2026) by English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026 (c. 23), s. 108(6), Sch. 30 para. 15(a); S.I. 2026/656, reg. 2(b) (with reg. 3)

F3

Word in Sch. 5B para. 6(2) substituted (26.10.2022) by Elections Act 2022 (c. 37), ss. 13(15), 67(1); S.I. 2022/1093, reg. 2 (with reg. 3)

F4

Words in Sch. 5B para. 6(3) inserted (18.6.2026) by English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026 (c. 23), s. 108(6), Sch. 30 para. 15(b); S.I. 2026/656, reg. 2(b) (with reg. 3)