4(1)Section 11 (orders for grouping parishes etc) is amended as follows.
(2)In subsection (1)—
(a)after “district council” in each place insert “or London borough council”;
(b)after “same district” insert “or London borough”.
(3)In subsection (3), for paragraph (b) substitute—
“(b)the electoral arrangements that are to apply to the council;”.
(4)After subsection (3) insert—
“(3A)In this section “electoral arrangements”, in relation to a council, means all of the following—
(a)the year in which ordinary elections of councillors are to be held;
(b)the number of councillors to be elected to the council by each parish;
(c)the division (or not) of any of the parishes, into wards for the purpose of electing councillors;
(d)the number and boundaries of any such wards;
(e)the number of councillors to be elected for any such ward;
(f)the name of any such ward.”
(5)In subsection (4) after “district council” in each place insert “or London borough council”.
(6)In subsection (5) for “section 16 of the Local Government and Rating Act 1997” in each place substitute “section 86 of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007”.