Part II W Local Government Areas and Authorities in Wales

Extent Information

E1 Part II (ss. 20-38) extends to Wales only: see s. 38

Members of principal councils W

25 Term of office and retirement of councillors. W

(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 [F1 Representation of the People Act 1983].

(2) For the purposes of the election of councillors—

(a) every county shall be divided into electoral divisions, each returning (subject to paragraph 2 of Schedule 5 to this Act) one councillor; and

(b) every district shall be divided into wards, each returning such number of councillors as may be provided by an order under the said paragraph 2 or under or by virtue of the provisions of section 26 below or Part IV of this Act;

and there shall be a separate election for each electoral division or ward.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words substituted by Representation of the People Act 1983 (c. 2, SIF 42), s. 206, Sch. 8 para. 12