Local Government (Elections) Act 1999

A petition to the Court must—

set out the facts relied on to invalidate the election; and

set out the relief which the petitioner seeks; and

be signed by a candidate at the election in dispute or by an elector for that election; and

be lodged with the clerk of the Court within 28 days after the conclusion of the election; and

be accompanied by the prescribed amount as security for costs.

A copy of the petition must be served on—

any person declared elected in the disputed election; and

if it is alleged that the election is invalid on account of an act or omission of an electoral officer—if the Electoral Commissioner was the returning officer—the Electoral Commissioner; and

the council.

If a person or council served under subsection (2) proposes to contest the petition, the person or council must, within

A reply must—

set out the facts on which the applicant proposes to rely; and

ask for any relief to which the applicant claims to be entitled; and

be signed—

if the applicant is a natural person—by the applicant; or

if the applicant is the council—by the chief executive officer or returning officer of the council.