# The Local Elections (Principal Areas) (Wales) Rules 2021, Paragraph 60H: Determining the quota


The returning officer must take the following steps to determine the number of votes sufficient to secure the return of a candidate as a councillor (“the quota”).
Step 1
Take the total number of valid ballot papers recorded for the electoral ward under rule 60G(3).
Step 2
Take the number of councillors to be elected for the electoral ward and add one.
Step 3
Divide the number taken at step 1 by the number taken at step 2. If the result of the division contains decimal places, ignore them.
Step 4
Add one to the result of the division at step 3 (ignoring any decimals). This number is the quota.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/1459/schedule/1/paragraph/60H (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-elections-principal-areas-wales-rules-2021/schedule-1/paragraph-60H
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