Part 2Electoral arrangements
Chapter 1Power of district councils in England to change electoral scheme
Power of district councils to revert to partial-council elections
37Resolution for elections by halves
(1)
A non-metropolitan district council in England that—
(a)
was formerly subject to a scheme for elections by halves, but
(b)
is for the time being subject to a scheme for whole-council elections,
may resolve that it is to revert to being subject to a scheme for elections by halves.
(2)
For the purposes of this section, a council that is subject to a scheme for whole-council elections was “formerly subject” to a scheme for elections by halves if it was subject to such a scheme at any time in the period beginning with—
(a)
1 April 1974, or
(b)
if later, the date on which the council was created.
(3)
A resolution under this section is referred to in this Chapter as a “resolution for elections by halves”.