Where an election by the electors of any subdistrict or part thereof is to be held or taken, every person shall be deemed to be an elector of that subdistrict who, if the said subdistrict or part thereof as the case may be were a borough, would be qualified to be enrolled as an elector of the borough, or, if the said subdistrict or part thereof were a county, would be qualified to be enrolled as an elector of that county.”

The existing roll or rolls of any city, borough, or county shall be used for the purpose of any election hereunder.

Where one or more members of the Board are to be elected by all or some only of the electors of a county or borough (in this section referred to as a constituent district) the election shall be held in the same manner as the ordinary general election of members of the local authority of that constituent district and all the provisions of the Local Elections and Polls Act 1966 and of all other Acts affecting the mode of election of members of that local authority shall, so far as they are applicable and are not inconsistent with this Act and with the necessary modifications, apply accordingly and the returning officer of the constituent district shall be the returning officer for the purpose of the election:

“Provided that where any such election is to be made by the electors of two or more local authorities forming a constituent district, the Board may select and appoint one of those local authorities to be the principal authority for the purpose of such election, in which event the returning officer of such principal authority shall be the returning officer of the constituent district.

The reasonable cost of every election under this Act that is not held simultaneously with the election of members of any local authority and the reasonable additional cost incurred by a local authority in respect of any election under this Act that is held simultaneously with the election of members of the local authority (except in every case the expenses of scrutineers and other expenses incurred by candidates) shall be paid by the Board and any dispute arising as to the amount to be so paid to any local authority under this section shall be determined by the Audit Office the decision of which in any such dispute shall be final.”

Each elector shall in any one subdistrict have one vote and no more but an elector duly qualified as such in respect of two or more subdistricts shall have one vote and no more in respect of each subdistrict.”

Except where otherwise specially provided, the provisions of this Act as to elections, as far as they are applicable and with the necessary modifications, shall extend and apply to polls.”