Rule 47 The quotaI1

Scotland

(1)

The returning officer shall divide the total number of valid ballot papers for the electoral ward by a number exceeding by one the number of councillors to be elected at the election for that electoral ward.

(2)

The result of the division under paragraph (1) (ignoring any decimal places), increased by one, is the number of votes sufficient to secure the return of a candidate as a councillor (in these rules referred to as the “quota”).

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Sch. 1 rule 47 in force at 10.11.2011 except for the purposes of any election to be held on or before 2.5.2012, see art. 1(1)

Notes on Schedule 1

Modifications

C1: Sch. 1 modified (16.12.2015) by The Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) Order 2015 (S.S.I. 2015/425), art. 1(1), sch. 5 Pt. 3 (with art. 1(2))