# Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021, Section 5: Two voting systems

Extent: E+W

(1) There are two systems for electing councillors of a principal council in polls at contested elections—
(a) a simple majority system, and
(b) a single transferable vote system.
(2) See local elections rules for provision about how each system works.
(3) See sections 7 to 9 for provision about which system applies to a council and how the system that applies to a council is changed.
(4) In this Part, “local elections rules” means—
(a) rules made under section 36A of the 1983 Act (inserted by section 13(3));
(b) rules made under section 36 of the 1983 Act that have effect by virtue of section 13(4).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2021/1/section/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-and-elections-wales-act-2021/section-5
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