6 Term of office and retirement of councillors.E
(1)Councillors for a principal area shall be elected by the local government electors for that area in accordance with this Act and Part I of the [F1Representation of the People Act 1983].
(2)For the purposes of the election of councillors—
(a)every [F2non-metropolitan] county shall be divided into electoral divisions, each returning (subject to paragraph 3 of Schedule 3 to this Act) one councillor;
(b)every metropolitan district shall be divided into wards, each returning a number of councillors which is divisible by three; and
(c)every non-metropolitan district shall be divided into wards, each returning such number of councillors as may be provided by an order under the said paragraph 3 or under or by virtue of the provisions of section 7 below or [F3Part II of the Local Government Act 1992];
and there shall be a separate election for each electoral division or ward.
Textual Amendments
F1Words substituted by Representation of the People Act 1983 (c. 2, SIF 42), s. 206, Sch. 8 para. 12
F2Word inserted by Local Government Act 1985 (c. 51, SIF 81:1), ss. 1, 102, Sch. 16 para. 2
F3Words in s. 6(2)(c) substituted (31.10.1992) by Local Government Act 1992 (c. 19), s. 27(1), Sch. 3 para. 6; S.I. 1992/2371, art. 2