European Parliamentary and Local Elections (Pilots) Act 2004

European Parliamentary and Local Elections (Pilots) Act 2004[1]
Act of Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long titleAn Act to make provision for piloting in certain regions different methods of voting at the European Parliamentary general election in 2004 and at certain local elections held at the same time; and to enable consequential alterations to be made to voting procedures at local elections.
Citation2004 c. 2
Territorial extent England and Wales[2]
Dates
Royal assent1 April 2004
Commencement1 April 2004[3]
Status: Spent
Text of statute as originally enacted

The European Parliamentary and Local Elections (Pilots) Act 2004[1] (c. 2) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

The act allowed an all-postal ballot to be piloted in four regions of the United Kingdom: North East, the East Midlands, Yorkshire and the Humber and the North West, at the local and European Parliament elections.[4]

The legislation was supported by the Local Government Association.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b The citation of this act by this short title is authorised by section 12 of this act.
  2. ^ The European Parliamentary and Local Elections (Pilots) Act 2004, section 11
  3. ^ The Interpretation Act 1978, section 4(b)
  4. ^ "GOVERNMENT UNVEILS BILL TO ALLOW VOTING PILOTS IN EUROPEAN ELECTIONS". Local Government Chronicle. 30 September 2003. Retrieved 19 January 2026.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  5. ^ "VOTING NEEDS TO BE IN TUNE WITH MODERN LIFESTYLES". Local Government Chronicle. 19 September 2003. Retrieved 19 January 2026.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)


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