86Grouping of periodic Council election candidates

#### 86 Grouping of periodic Council election candidates 86 Grouping of periodic Council election candidates > > (1) Two or more candidates nominated for a periodic Council election may, in the approved form and before 12 noon on the nomination day for that election, make a claim— > > > > > (a) to have their names included in a group in the ballot papers to be used in that election, and > > > > > (b) to have their names included in that group in the order specified in that claim. > > > (2) A claim may also include a request for a group voting square for the group on the ballot papers to be used in the election concerned, but only if there are at least 15 candidates in the group at the close of nominations for the election. > > > (3) A group voting square is to be printed on the ballot papers above the names of the candidates in each group that has duly requested a group voting square under subsection (2), but only if more than one group has duly requested a group voting square. > > > (4) Subject to this section, candidates nominated for a periodic Council election who have made a claim under subsection (1) are, for the purposes of that election, to be included in a group in the order specified in the claim. > > > (5) The number of candidates in a group must not exceed the number of candidates required to be elected at the particular election. > > > (6) Two or more candidates who have made a claim under subsection (1) may, in the approved form and before 12 noon on the nomination day, withdraw that claim. > > > (7) A claim is not valid if— > > > > > (a) the name of any candidate included in the claim is included in any other claim under this section, or > > > > > (b) the nomination of the lead candidate is withdrawn. > > > (7A) To avoid doubt, a claim is not invalid if a candidate, other than the lead candidate, has their nomination withdrawn. > > > (8) If a claim is made in respect of a periodic Council election and any of the persons who made the claim— > > > > > (a) dies before the making of the declaration of the persons elected at that election, or > > > > > (b) is a person whose nomination is void under section 90, or > > > > > (b1) is a person, other than the lead candidate, whose nomination is withdrawn, > > > > then— > > > > > (c) if there are 2 or more other persons who made that claim, the group is to consist of the remainder of those persons only, or > > > > > (d) if there is only 1 other person who made that claim, the claim is not valid. > > > (9) In this section— > > > > lead candidate means the candidate in the group whose name is first in the order of names of candidates specified in the claim. > > **s 86:** Am 2026 No 6, Sch 1\[34\]–\[37\].