Statutory Instrument 2002 No. 224

The Elections (Policy Development Grants Scheme) Order 2002

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(a) in respect of the year ending on 31st March 2002, if, on the date on which the Elections (Policy Development Grants Scheme) Order 2002 is made, it is represented for the purposes of section 12 of the Act[2];

(b) in respect of any later year for which this Scheme has effect if, on 7th March preceding the beginning of the year in question, it is represented for the purposes of section 12 of the Act.

    (2) The parties are - 

(a) the Conservative Party,

(b) the Democratic Unionist Party,

(c) the Labour Party,

(d) the Liberal Democrat Party,

(e) Plaid Cymru,

(f) the Scottish National Party,

(g) the Social Democratic and Labour Party, and

(h) the Ulster Unionist Party.

Amount available for allocation by the Commission
     4. The amount available for allocation by the Commission in each year for which this Scheme has effect is £2 million.

Allocation between eligible parties
     5. In each year for which this Scheme has effect the Commission shall allocate the money provided for the making of grants in that year so that - 

(a) the Conservative party, the Labour party, and the Liberal Democrat party may each receive an amount not exceeding the aggregate of - 


(i) the amount determined by dividing £1 million by the number of eligible parties; and

(ii) the amount determined for that year in accordance with paragraphs 6 to 8;



(b) the Democratic Unionist party, the Social Democratic and Labour party, and the Ulster Unionist party may each receive an amount not exceeding the aggregate of - 



(i) the amount determined by dividing £1 million by the number of eligible parties; and

(ii) the amount determined for that year in accordance with paragraphs 6, 7 and 9; and



(c) Plaid Cymru and the Scottish National Party may each receive an amount not exceeding the aggregate of - 



(i) the amount determined by dividing £1 million by the number of eligible parties; and

(ii) the amount calculated in accordance with paragraphs 6 and 7 as its notional share for that year.

Initial attributions
     6.  - (1) The Commission shall attribute - 

(a) to England such amount as bears to £1 million the same proportion as the relevant number for England bears to the UK electorate;

(b) to Northern Ireland such amount as bears to £1 million the same proportion as the relevant number for Northern Ireland bears to the UK electorate;

(c) to Scotland such amount as bears to £1 million the same proportion as the relevant number for Scotland bears to the UK electorate; and

(d) to Wales such amount as bears to £1 million the same proportion as the relevant number for Wales bears to the UK electorate.

    (2) In sub-paragraph (1), "the relevant number" - 

(a) in relation to the year ending on 31st March 2002, means - 


(i) for England, 36,991,780,

(ii) for Northern Ireland, 1,191,009,

(iii) for Scotland, 3,984,306, and

(iv) for Wales, 2,236,143;



(b) in relation to any later year, means - 



(i) for England, such number published by the Commission not later than 7th March preceding the beginning of the year in question as is calculated by the Commission to be equal to the total number of persons whose names appeared on an electoral register in England on 1st December preceding that 7th March.

(ii) for Northern Ireland, such number published by the Commission not later than 7th March preceding the beginning of the year in question as is calculated by the Commission to be equal to the total number of persons whose names appeared on an electoral register in Northern Ireland on 1st December preceding that 7th March,

(iii) for Scotland, such number published by the Commission not later than 7th March preceding the beginning of the year in question as is calculated by the Commission to be equal to the total number of persons whose names appeared on an electoral register in Scotland on 1st December preceding that 7th March,

(iv) for Wales, such number published by the Commission not later than 7th March preceding the beginning of the year in question as is calculated by the Commission to be equal to the total number of persons whose names appeared on an electoral register in Wales on 1st December preceding that 7th March.

Calculation of notional shares
     7.  - (1) An eligible party's notional share of an amount attributed in accordance with paragraph 6 is the aggregate of its share for each of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales determined in accordance with sub-paragraph (2) below.

    (2) The share for each country is the amount found by the application of the formula - 

V is the amount attributed to the country in accordance with paragraph 6, and

W is the party's weighted vote share for the country.

    (3) A party's weighted vote share - 

(a) for England, is the number found by the application of the formula - 



(A × B) + (C × D),

where - 

A is the number of votes cast in England for that party at the European election which most closely precedes 7th March prior to the start of the year in question, expressed as a percentage of the total number of votes cast by English voters;

B is the number of persons who voted in England at that election, expressed as a percentage of the number of persons eligible to vote in England at that election;

C is the number of votes cast in England for that party at the Westminster election which most closely precedes 7th March prior to the start of the year in question, expressed as a percentage of the total number of votes cast by English voters; and

D is the number of persons who voted in England at that election, expressed as a percentage of the number of persons eligible to vote in England at that election;

(b) for Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales is the number found by the application (separately as regards each country) of the formula - 



(A × B) + (C × D) + (E × F),

where - 

subject to the substitution, for references to England and English voters, of references to Northern Ireland and Northern Ireland voters, Scotland and Scottish voters, or Wales and Welsh voters (as the case may be). A, B, C and D have the same meaning as in paragraph (a) above;

E is the number of votes cast for that party - 

(a) as regards Northern Ireland, in Northern Ireland at the Northern Ireland election that most closely precedes 7th March prior to the start of the year in question;

(b) as regards Scotland, in Scotland at the Scottish election that most closely precedes 7th March prior to the start of the year in question;

(c) as regards Wales, in Wales at the Welsh election that most closely precedes 7th March prior to the start of the year in question;

expressed as a percentage of the total number of votes cast by Northern Ireland voters, Scottish voters or Welsh voters (as the case may be); and

F is the number of persons who voted at the election concerned, expressed as a percentage of the number of persons eligible to vote at that election.

Determination of Conservative, Labour and Liberal Democrat shares
     8. The Commission shall - 

(a) add the notional shares calculated in accordance with paragraph 7 for the Conservative party, the Labour party, and the Liberal Democrat party; and

(b) divide the resultant amount by three.

Determination of Democratic Unionist, Social Democratic and Labour, and Ulster Unionist shares
     9. The Commission shall - 

(a) add the notional shares calculated in accordance with paragraph 7 for the Democratic Unionist party, the Social Democratic and Labour party, and the Ulster Unionist party; and

(b) divide the resultant amount by three.

[2] see section 12(1)(b) as to representation for the purposes of section 12.back