The ordinary election of parish councillors for the parish of St Paul’s Walden in 1999 shall not take place; and any such parish councillor holding office immediately before 10th May 1999 who would, but for this paragraph, have retired on that date shall, unless he resigns his office or it otherwise becomes vacant, continue to hold office until 8th May 2000.

Elections of all parish councillors for the parishes of Graveley, Holwell, Ickleford, Weston and Wymondley shall be held simultaneously on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 1999 and every fourth year after 1999.

The elections of parish councillors for the parish of St Ippolyts shall be held simultaneously on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2000 and every fourth year after 2000.

Elections of all parish councillors for the parishes of Codicote, Kimpton, Knebworth and Royston shall be held simultaneously on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2002 and every fourth year after 2002.

Except as otherwise provided in the foregoing paragraphs of this article, the term of office of parish councillors shall be four years and all parish councillors shall retire on the fourth day after the ordinary day of election of councillors in the year of retirement and the newly elected parish councillors shall come into office on the day on which their predecessors retire.

Rule 8 of the Local Elections (Parishes and Communities) Rules 19866 (filling of casual vacancies) shall have effect, in the case of a casual vacancy occurring before 8th May 2000 in the office of a parish councillor for the parish of St Paul’s Walden as if the references in paragraphs (1) and (4) of that rule to the day on which that councillor would regularly have retired were a reference to 8th May 2000.