Section 9 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (assistants for political groups) is amended as follows.

In subsection (11), in paragraph (a) of the definition of “appropriate year”, for “one in relation to which provision for whole council elections has been made by virtue of section 7(4)(a) or 26(2)(a) of the Local Government Act 1972” substitute “ subject to whole council elections by virtue of Chapter 1 of Part 2 of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 ”.