# The Parish and Community Meetings (Polls) Rules 1987, Paragraph 32: Declaration of result


When the result of the poll has been ascertained the returning officer shall forthwith–
(a) in the case of a poll on the question of appointment to any office–
(i) declare to be elected the candidate or candidates to whom more votes have been given than to the other candidates, up to the number of appointments to be made;
(ii) give notice of the name of each person elected to the chairman of the meeting at which the poll was demanded; and
(iii) give public notice of the name of each candidate elected and of the total number of votes given for each candidate (whether elected or not) together with the number of rejected ballot papers under each head shown in the statement of rejected ballot papers;
(b) in the case of a poll on any other question–
(i) declare the number of votes given for and against the question and whether the proposal to which the question relates has been carried or not;
(ii) give notice of the result of the poll to the chairman of the meeting at which the poll was demanded; and
(iii) give public notice of the declaration under sub-paragraph (i) above, together with the number of rejected ballot papers under each head shown in the statement of rejected ballot papers.

---
Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1987/1/schedule/paragraph/32 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/parish-and-community-meetings-polls-rules-1987/schedule/paragraph-32
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.