The court is created to hear the individual case, and ceases to exist when it has made its decision.
The constitution of the court differs depending on whether the election being challenged is for a seat on a local council or in Parliament.
[6] The Court sits in the parliamentary constituency, or in the local government area, in question.
The defeated Independent Rodney Connor, who lost in Fermanagh and South Tyrone by four votes, lodged a petition seeking a recount with scrutiny,[20][21] and the case began on 13 September 2010.
[22] In the Oldham East and Saddleworth constituency, the defeated Liberal Democrat candidate Elwyn Watkins petitioned against the election of Phil Woolas,[23] a former Labour minister, alleging that the result was affected by false statements of fact about his personal character.