Conduct of poll and count in each parliamentary constituency
4. The local returning officer for each parliamentary constituency wholly or partly comprised in an electoral region shall be responsible for–
(a)the conduct of the poll in that constituency;
(b)unless the returning officer otherwise directs, the printing of the ballot papers;
(c)the issue and receipt of postal ballot papers for electors in that constituency and their proxies;
(d)the verification of the ballot paper accounts; and
(e)the counting of the votes given in that constituency.