SCHEDULE 11 Rules to be Observed in Considering Electoral Arrangements
Local Government Act 1972 (1972 c 70) | Legislation

SCHEDULE 11 Rules to be Observed in Considering Electoral Arrangements

Section 78

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[Welsh counties and county boroughs

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(1)ÌýÌýÌýÌý This paragraph applies to the consideration by the Secretary of State or the Welsh Commission of the electoral arrangements for elections of councillors for principal areas in Wales.

(2)ÌýÌýÌýÌý Subject to any direction under sub-paragraph (3) below, the Welsh Commission shall, when considering the arrangements for elections of councillors for any principal area in Wales, provide for there to be a single member for each electoral division.

(3)ÌýÌýÌýÌý The Secretary of State may give a direction to the Welsh Commission requiring it to consider the desirability of providing for multi-member electoral divisions for the area to which the direction relates (which may be the whole or a specified part of a principal area in Wales).

(4)ÌýÌýÌýÌý For the purposes of this paragraph, an electoral division is a

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