Brendan Ryan (Labour)

It is the amendment in the Bill to local elections regulations, section 6 (e) which states that where, at an election, a person is elected as a member for two or more local authorities, the person shall declare which one of those authorities the person chooses to represent. Without this, would it be possible for people to be a member of two different county councils? The explanatory memorandum suggests this is simply bringing one piece of legislation into line with another. I am just curious and do not mean to hold up the House.