# The Local Elections (Principal Areas) (Wales) Rules 2021, Paragraph 64J: Application and interpretation


In this Chapter—
“continuing candidate” (“ymgeisydd sy’n parhau”) means any candidate who is not already treated as elected and is not excluded under rule 64S;
“count” (“cyfrif”) means all the operations involved in the counting of first preferences recorded for candidates, the transfer of transferable papers from candidates who are treated as elected and have a surplus, and the transfer of transferable papers from candidates who are excluded under rule 64S;
“next available preference” (“dewis nesaf sydd ar gael”) means a preference which is the second or subsequent preference in consecutive order for a continuing candidate (and therefore does not include a preference for a candidate who is treated as elected or a preference for a candidate who is excluded under rule 64S);
“quota” (“cwota”) means the number calculated in accordance with rule 64L;
“stage of the count” (“cam o’r cyfrif”) means—
(a)the determination of the first preference votes for each candidate;
(b)the transfer of the transferrable papers of a candidate who is treated as elected and has a surplus (see rules 64N and 64O);
(c)the exclusion of one or more candidates at any given time (see rule 64S);
“surplus” (“pleidleisiau dros ben”) means the number of votes by which the total number of votes for any candidate exceeds the quota.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/1459/schedule/2/paragraph/64J (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-elections-principal-areas-wales-rules-2021/schedule-2/paragraph-64J
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