Local Government Act 1972

Suspension of elections E+W

12 (1) No election of councillors of an existing county, borough, urban or rural district or rural parish shall be held after the end of the year 1972, except an election to fill a casual vacancy in an office where before the end of that year the office has been declared to be vacant or notice of the vacancy has been given under section 67(1) of the 1933 Act; and any such councillor holding office immediately before the end of that year or elected after the end of that year to fill a casual vacancy occurring before the end of that year shall, unless he resigns his office or it otherwise becomes vacant, continue to hold office until 1st April 1974.

(2) As respects an existing county or borough—

(a) no ordinary election of aldermen shall be held after the passing of this Act;

(b) any alderman whose term of office would apart from this Act have expired between the passing of this Act and 1st April 1974 shall (unless he resigns his office or it otherwise becomes vacant) continue to hold office until that day; and

(c) any casual vacancy in the office of alderman occurring before 1st April 1974 shall not be filled unless the county or borough council resolve that it should be filled.

(3) It shall not be necessary to fill any casual vacancy occurring during March 1974 in the office of—

(a) chairman or vice-chairman of the council of an existing county or urban or rural district or of an existing parish council;

(b) mayor of an existing borough; or

(c) chairman of the parish meeting of an existing rural parish.