13 Simple majority system to be used in elections for certain offices
Elections Act 2022 (2022 c 37) | Legislation

Voting system for elections for certain offices

13  Simple majority system to be used in elections for certain offices

Elections for Mayor of London

(1)     The Greater London Authority Act 1999 is amended in accordance with subsections (2) to (5).

(2)     In section 4 (voting at ordinary elections)—

(a)     in subsection (1)(a), omit “(referred to in this Part as a mayoral vote)”;

(b)     in subsection (2), omit “, unless there are three or more candidates”;

(c)     omit subsection (3).

(3)     In section 16 (filling a vacancy)—

(a)     in subsection (3), for “a mayoral vote” substitute “one vote which may be given for a candidate to be the Mayor”;

(b)     for subsection (4) substitute—

“(4)

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