The ordinary elections of all councillors of the city of Lancaster shall be held simultaneously on the ordinary day of elections of non-metropolitan district councillors in 20036 and every fourth year after 2003.

The term of office of all such councillors shall be four years; and all councillors shall retire on the day after the ordinary day of election of councillors in the year of retirement and the newly elected councillors shall come into office on the day on which their predecessors retire.