{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/representation-of-the-people-act-1983/section-191",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/representation-of-the-people-act-1983/section-191.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1983/2",
  "legislation_title": "Representation of the People Act 1983",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/representation-of-the-people-act-1983",
  "path": "section/191",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "191",
  "heading": "Municipal elections in the City.",
  "text": "(1) For the purposes of—\n(a) sections . . . , 60 , 61 and 62A in Part I of this Act,\n(b) the whole of Part II of this Act except sections 96 and 99,\n(c) the whole of Part III of this Act,\n(d) section 189 above and sections 193 to 198 below, and\n(e) the whole of Part V of this Act,\n“local government election” and “election under the local government Act” include a municipal election in the City (that is, an election to the office of mayor, alderman, common councilman or sheriff and also the election of any officer elected by the mayor, alderman and liverymen in common hall),\n“corporate office” includes each of those offices,\n“local government area” includes the City,\n“clerk of the authority” means in relation to the City, the town clerk of the City,\n“electoral area” means in relation to a ward election, the ward, and in relation to any other municipal election in the City, the City.\nIn relation to municipal elections in the City those enactments have effect subject to the modifications mentioned in sections 193 to 196 below.\n(2) Schedule 6 to this Act has effect as regards the operation of Part II (ward elections) of the City of London (Various Powers) Act 1957 and the City of London (Ward Elections) Act 2002.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 17(1) substituted (29.1.2001 for certain purposes and 16.2.2001 otherwise) by 2000 c. 2, s. 8(a), Sch. 1 para. 10; S.I. 2001/116, art. 2(1)(2) (with art. 2(4))"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "\"51(2)\" repealed by Representation of the People Act 1985 (c. 50, SIF 42), s. 28, Sch. 5"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in s. 191(1)(a) substituted (11.9.2006) by Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c. 22), ss. 74(1), 77, Sch. 1 para. 125; S.I. 2006/1972, art. 3, Sch. 1 paras. 24, 25(d) (subject to transitional provisions in art. 4, Sch. 2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "\"193\" substituted for \"192\" by Representation of the People Act 1985 (c. 50, SIF 42), s. 24, Sch. 4 para. 66"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in s. 191(2) inserted (7.11.2002) by City of London (Ward Elections) Act 2002 (c. vi), s. 9(1), Sch. 1 Pt. 2 para. 4"
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1957 c. x."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1983/2/section/191",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-07T03:33:48.049414+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}