At the local government election, you must give public notice of the name of each candidate elected, the total number of votes given to each candidate and the number of rejected ballot papers under each heading.1
When a candidate has used their commonly used name to stand in the election, you should use both their full name and the commonly used name when declaring the result.
You must also inform the Proper Officer of the council of the name of each candidate elected.
At the PCC election, it is the PARO who produces the notice of result.
The PARO must send a copy of the notice to you. As soon as practicable after receiving a copy of the notice, you must give public notice of it within your voting area.2
In all cases, you should ensure that the notice of results is made available to all interested parties as soon as possible, including by publishing it on your local authority’s website.
Providing notice of the result
At parish council elections you must inform the Proper Officer of the district in which the parish situated of the name of each candidate elected. You must also inform the Proper Officer of the parish council.3
If there is no Proper Officer of the parish council, you should give notice to the chair of the parish council.
1. Rule 50(1)(c), Local Elections (Principal Areas) (England and Wales) Rules 2006; Rule 50(1)(c), Local Elections (Parishes and Communities) (England and Wales) Rules 2006 (PCR 2006) Rule 54(2), Local Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (England and Wales) Regulations 2007 (LAM Rules 2007)↩ Back to content at footnote 1