Search Legislation

Local Government Act 1972

 Help about what version

What Version

 Help about advanced features

Advanced Features

Status:

Point in time view as at 01/04/2020.

Changes to legislation:

Local Government Act 1972, SCHEDULE 2 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 27 December 2024. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Help about Changes to Legislation

Close

Changes to Legislation

Changes and effects yet to be applied by the editorial team are only applicable when viewing the latest version or prospective version of legislation. They are therefore not accessible when viewing legislation as at a specific point in time. To view the ‘Changes to Legislation’ information for this provision return to the latest version view using the options provided in the ‘What Version’ box above.

Section 8.

SCHEDULE 2E+W Constitution and Membership of Greater London Council and London Borough Councils

Part IE+W

ConstitutionE+W

1F1(1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E+W

(2)For every London borough there shall be a council consisting of the mayor and councillors and the council shall exercise all such functions as are vested in the municipal corporation of the borough or in the council of the borough by this Act or otherwise.

Chairman and mayorE+W

2(1)The F2. . . mayor of a London borough shall be elected annually by the council from among the councillors.E+W

(2)The F2. . . mayor shall, unless he resigns or becomes disqualified, continue in office until his successor becomes entitled to act as F2. . . mayor.

(3)During his term of office the F2. . . mayor shall continue to be a member of the council notwithstanding the provisions of this Schedule relating to the retirement of councillors.

(4)F2. . . a London borough council may pay the mayor, such allowance as the council think reasonable for the purpose of enabling the F2. . . mayor to meet the expenses of his office.

(5)The mayor of a London Borough shall have precedence in the borough, but not so as prejudicially to affect Her Majesty’s royal prerogative.

Textual Amendments

Election of chairman and mayorE+W

3(1)The election of the F3. . . mayor shall be the first business transacted at the annual meeting of F3. . . a London borough council.E+W

(2)If, apart from paragraph 2(3) above F3. . ., the person presiding at the meeting would have ceased to be a member of the council, he shall not be entitled to vote in the election except in accordance with sub-paragraph (3) below.

(3)In the case of an equality of votes the person presiding at the meeting shall give a casting vote in addition to any other vote he may have.

Textual Amendments

F44E+W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Power of mayor of London borough to appoint deputyE+W

5(1)The mayor of a London borough may appoint a councillor of the borough to be deputy mayor, and the person so appointed shall, unless he resigns or becomes disqualified, hold office until a newly elected mayor becomes entitled to act as mayor (whether or not he continues until that time to be a councillor).E+W

(2)The appointment of a deputy mayor shall be signified to the council in writing and be recorded in the minutes of the council.

(3)The deputy mayor may, if for any reason the mayor is unable to act or the office of mayor is vacant, discharge all functions which the mayor as such might discharge, except that he shall not take the chair at a meeting of the council unless specially appointed by the meeting to do so under paragraph 5 of Schedule 12 below.

(4)A London borough council may pay the deputy mayor such allowance as the council think reasonable for the purpose of enabling him to meet the expenses of his office.

[F5 Modifications of preceding provisionsE+W

Textual Amendments

F65AE+WWhere a London borough council are operating executive arrangements which involve a leader and cabinet executive—

(a)paragraph 2 above shall have effect as if the following sub-paragraph were inserted after sub-paragraph (1)—

(1A)A member of the executive of a London borough council may not be elected as the mayor of the borough.

(b)paragraph 5 above shall have effect as if the following sub-paragraph were inserted after sub-paragraph (1)—

(1A)A member of the executive of a London borough council may not be appointed as the deputy mayor.

Textual Amendments

F75BE+WWhere a London borough council are operating executive arrangements which involve a mayor and cabinet executive or a mayor and council manager executive, the preceding provisions of this Schedule shall have effect with the modifications specified in paragraphs 5C to 5I below.

Textual Amendments

[F8F95C(1)The council shall consist of an elected mayor, a chairman and councillors.E+W

(2)A reference in this Act to a member of the council is a reference to—

(a)the chairman of the council,

(b)a councillor of the council, or

(c)the elected mayor of the council.]

Textual Amendments

F8Sch. 2 para. 5C substituted (30.12.2007) by Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c. 28), ss. 74, 245, Sch. 3 para. 11(2)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1Sch. 2 para. 5C(1) restricted by 2000 c. 22, s. 9H(5) (as inserted (3.12.2011 for specified purposes, 9.3.2012 in so far as not already in force) by Localism Act 2011 (c. 20), s. 240(2), Sch. 2 para. 1; S.I. 2011/2896, art. 2(e); S.I. 2012/628, art. 2(a))

F105DE+WParagraphs 2(1) and 2(5) above shall have effect as if for the expression “mayor of a London borough” there were substituted “chairman of a London borough council”.

Textual Amendments

F115EE+WParagraph 2 above shall have effect as if the following sub-paragraph were inserted after sub-paragraph (1)—

(1A)A member of the executive of a London borough council may not be elected as the chairman of the council.

Textual Amendments

F125FE+WParagraphs 2(2) to (4) and 3 above shall have effect as if for any reference to “mayor” there were substituted “chairman”.

Textual Amendments

F135GE+WParagraph 2(5) above shall have effect as if it provided for the elected mayor to have precedence in the borough, but this paragraph shall not apply if the executive arrangements provide for it not to apply.

Textual Amendments

F145HE+WParagraph 5 above shall have effect as if for sub-paragraphs (1) to (3) there were substituted—

(1)A London borough council shall appoint a member of the council to be vice-chairman of the council.

(1A)A member of the executive of a London borough council may not be appointed as the vice-chairman of the council.

(2)The vice-chairman shall, unless he resigns or becomes disqualified, hold office until immediately after the election of a chairman at the next annual meeting of the council and during that time shall continue to be a member of the council notwithstanding the provisions of this Schedule relating to the retirement of councillors.

(3)Subject to any standing orders made by the council, anything authorised or required to be done by, to or before the chairman may be done by, to or before the vice-chairman.”

Textual Amendments

F155IE+WParagraphs 5(4) above shall have effect as if for the expression “ deputy mayor” there were substituted “vice-chairman”.]

Textual Amendments

Term of office and retirement of councillorsE+W

6(1)F16. . . London borough councillors shall be elected by the local government electors for F16. . . the borough, F16. . ., in accordance with this Act and Part I of the [F17Representation of the People Act 1983].E+W

F18(2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(3)The ordinary election of London borough councillors shall take place in 1974 and [F19every fourth year] thereafter, their term of office shall be [F19four years] and they shall retire together in every [F19such fourth year] on the fourth day after the ordinary day of election of such councillors, and the newly elected councillors shall come into office on the day on which their predecessors retire.

F20(4). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Electoral divisions and wardsE+W

7(1)Subject to the following provisions of this paragraph, for the purposes of the election of councillors—E+W

F21(a). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(b)every London borough shall be divided into wards, each returning such number of councillors as is specified in any order made under [F22Part II of the Local Government Act 1992][F23or Part 1 of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007][F24or section 59 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009];

and there shall be a separate election for each F21. . . ward.

(2)Until provision is made as mentioned in sub-paragraph (1)(b) above by an [F25order referred to in sub-paragraph (1)(b) above] , the number of councillors for each ward in a London borough shall be such as is specified in the provision of the charter for the borough or, as the case may be, of an order under Part III of Schedule 1 to the 1963 Act amending that charter, which is in force on the coming into operation of Part IV of this Act.

F26(3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F278E+W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

Part IIE+W

F289–14E+W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

Back to top

Options/Help

Print Options

You have chosen to open The Whole Act

The Whole Act you have selected contains over 200 provisions and might take some time to download. You may also experience some issues with your browser, such as an alert box that a script is taking a long time to run.

Would you like to continue?

You have chosen to open The Whole Act as a PDF

The Whole Act you have selected contains over 200 provisions and might take some time to download.

Would you like to continue?

You have chosen to open the Whole Act

The Whole Act you have selected contains over 200 provisions and might take some time to download. You may also experience some issues with your browser, such as an alert box that a script is taking a long time to run.

Would you like to continue?

You have chosen to open the Whole Act without Schedules

The Whole Act without Schedules you have selected contains over 200 provisions and might take some time to download. You may also experience some issues with your browser, such as an alert box that a script is taking a long time to run.

Would you like to continue?

You have chosen to open Schedules only

The Schedules you have selected contains over 200 provisions and might take some time to download. You may also experience some issues with your browser, such as an alert box that a script is taking a long time to run.

Would you like to continue?

Close

Legislation is available in different versions:

Latest Available (revised):The latest available updated version of the legislation incorporating changes made by subsequent legislation and applied by our editorial team. Changes we have not yet applied to the text, can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area.

Original (As Enacted or Made): The original version of the legislation as it stood when it was enacted or made. No changes have been applied to the text.

Point in Time: This becomes available after navigating to view revised legislation as it stood at a certain point in time via Advanced Features > Show Timeline of Changes or via a point in time advanced search.

Close

See additional information alongside the content

Geographical Extent: Indicates the geographical area that this provision applies to. For further information see ‘Frequently Asked Questions’.

Show Timeline of Changes: See how this legislation has or could change over time. Turning this feature on will show extra navigation options to go to these specific points in time. Return to the latest available version by using the controls above in the What Version box.

Close

Opening Options

Different options to open legislation in order to view more content on screen at once

Close

More Resources

Access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item from this tab. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:

  • the original print PDF of the as enacted version that was used for the print copy
  • lists of changes made by and/or affecting this legislation item
  • confers power and blanket amendment details
  • all formats of all associated documents
  • correction slips
  • links to related legislation and further information resources
Close

Timeline of Changes

This timeline shows the different points in time where a change occurred. The dates will coincide with the earliest date on which the change (e.g an insertion, a repeal or a substitution) that was applied came into force. The first date in the timeline will usually be the earliest date when the provision came into force. In some cases the first date is 01/02/1991 (or for Northern Ireland legislation 01/01/2006). This date is our basedate. No versions before this date are available. For further information see the Editorial Practice Guide and Glossary under Help.

Close

More Resources

Use this menu to access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:

  • the original print PDF of the as enacted version that was used for the print copy
  • correction slips

Click 'View More' or select 'More Resources' tab for additional information including:

  • lists of changes made by and/or affecting this legislation item
  • confers power and blanket amendment details
  • all formats of all associated documents
  • links to related legislation and further information resources