# The Local Elections (Communities) (Wales) Rules 2021, Rule 64: Declaration of result

Extent: E+W

(1) When the count has been completed, the returning officer must declare to be elected the candidate or candidates to whom more votes have been given than to other candidates, up to the number of councillors to be elected.
(1A) The declaration made by the returning officer in accordance with paragraph (1), must be made in Welsh and English.
(2) The returning officer must give a notice stating the names and addresses of the candidates elected to—
(a) the proper officer of the community council, and
(b) the proper officer of the council of the county or county borough in which the community is situated.
(3) The returning officer must also publish notice , in Welsh and English, of—
(a) the names of the candidates elected,
(b) the total number of votes given for each candidate (whether elected or not), and
(c) the number of rejected ballot papers under each head shown in the statement of rejected ballot papers (see rule 60(7)).
(4) For the purposes of paragraphs (1) and (3), where the statement of persons nominated shows a candidate’s commonly used forenames or surnames, the returning officer may use those commonly used forenames or surnames to make the declaration, and give notice, of the election results.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/1460/schedule/2/rule/64 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-elections-communities-wales-rules-2021/schedule-2/rule-64
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