Article 15 Combination of polls at Senedd and local government electionsI1
England and Wales
Where the polls at a Senedd general election and a local government election listed in paragraph (2) fall on the same day, they may be taken together.
The elections referred to in paragraph (1) are—
an election held in accordance with section 89(1) of the Local Government Act 1972f1 to fill a casual vacancy occurring in the office of councillor for a county or county borough council;
an election held in accordance with section 89(6) of the Local Government Act 1972f2 to fill a casual vacancy among community councillors.
Where the polls at a Senedd general election and a local government election are combined under paragraph (1), the cost of taking the combined polls, excluding any cost solely attributable to one election, and any cost attributable to their combination must be apportioned equally among the elections.
Schedule 3 makes further provision in connection with the combination of polls at a Senedd general election and local government elections.
Annotations
Commencement
- I1
Art. 15 in force at 18.7.2025, see art. 1(2)
Footnotes
- f1
1972 c. 70. Section 89(1) was amended by section 19(6)(c) of the Representation of the People Act 1985 (c. 50).
- f2
Section 89(6) was amended by paragraph 13 of Schedule 8 to the Representation of the People Act 1983 (c. 51) and paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 (asc 1).