Paragraph 64Z1 Declaration of result at contested electionF1

Where all stages of the count have been completed, the returning officer must declare to be elected the candidates who have been treated as elected under this Chapter.

The declaration made by the returning officer in accordance with paragraph (1), must be made in Welsh and English.

The returning officer must give a notice stating the names and addresses of the candidates elected to the proper officer of the council for which the election was held.

The returning officer must also publish notice F3, in Welsh and English, of—

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.