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Section 42: Voting at elections of elected mayors.

Local Government Act 2000 · 2000 c. 22View on legislation.gov.uk

Part II: Local authorities in Wales: arrangements with respect to executives etc.

Each person entitled to vote as an elector at an election for the return of an elected mayor is to have the following vote or votes—

one vote (referred to in this Part as a first preference vote) which may be given for the voter's first preference from among the candidates to be the elected mayor, and
if there are three or more candidates to be the elected mayor, one vote (referred to in this Part as a second preference vote) which may be given for the voter's second preference from among those candidates.

The elected mayor is to be returned under the simple majority system, unless there are three or more candidates.

If there are three or more candidates to be the elected mayor, the elected mayor is to be returned under the supplementary vote system in accordance with Schedule 2.

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