Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007

34 Scheme for whole-council elections E+W

(1) On passing a resolution for whole-council elections, a council becomes subject to the following electoral scheme.

(2) Ordinary elections of the councillors of the council are to be held in—

(a) the election year which follows the end of the resolution period, and

(b) every election year afterwards.

(3) All councillors are to be elected in each year in which ordinary elections are held.

(4) On the fourth day after ordinary elections are held—

(a) the councillors elected in those elections are to come into office, and

(b) the sitting councillors are to retire.

(5) In this section—

• “election year” means—

  (a)

  in relation to a metropolitan district council: 2010 and every fourth year afterwards;

  (b)

  in relation to a non-metropolitan district council: 2011 and every fourth year afterwards;

• “resolution period” means the permitted resolution period in which the council passes a resolution for whole-council elections.

(6) If the council passes a resolution for whole-council elections in a permitted resolution period which has been extended by an order under section 33(7), subsection (2)(a) has effect as if it referred to the election year in which that period ends.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 34 in force at 30.12.2007, see s. 245(2)