Local Government Act 2000

[F1 44A Election of leader: whole-council elections E+W

(1) This section applies to a local authority if it—

(a) is subject to whole-council elections, and

(b) is, on the day of a post-election annual meeting, operating a leader and cabinet executive (England).

(2) The executive leader is to be elected at the post-election annual meeting.

(3) But if the council fails to elect the executive leader at the post-election annual meeting, an executive leader is to be elected at a subsequent meeting of the council.

(4) For the purposes of this section and section 44D—

(a) a local authority is subject to whole-council elections if, under the scheme for the ordinary elections of its councillors, all of the councillors are elected in each year in which the elections are held;

(b) “post-election annual meeting” means the first annual meeting of a local authority to be held after ordinary elections take place.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Ss. 44A-44H and cross-heading inserted (30.12.2007) by Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c. 28), ss. 67, 245(2)