EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order provides for the holding of the ordinary elections of councillors of all the wards in the City of Stoke-on-Trent simultaneously. It replaces the previous scheme for the ordinary elections of councillors by thirds.
Article 2 provides that elections of all councillors in Stoke-on-Trent are to be held in 2011 and subsequently every four years. It deals with the retirement of existing councillors and the coming into office of newly elected councillors following the elections in 2011.
Article 3 revokes article 3 of the City of Stoke-on-Trent (Electoral Changes) Order 2001 which provides for elections by thirds.