Run the verification and count and declare the result

Electoral services and returning officer: Run the verification and count and declare the result. Starts when: Close of poll. Steps: Verify ballot paper accounts; Count; Adjudicate doubtful papers; Recount on request; Declare; Publish. Done when: The result is declared and published with the verification statement. Rules that apply: Local Elections (Principal Areas) (England and Wales) Rules 2006.