Citation, commencement, extent and application1

1

This Order may be cited as the Cheltenham (Electoral Changes) Order 2023.

2

This article and article 2 come into force on the day after the day on which the Order is made.

3

Articles 3 and 4 come into force—

a

for the purpose of proceedings preliminary or relating to the election of councillors, on 15th October 2023;

b

for all other purposes, on the ordinary day of election of councillors in England4 in 2024.

4

Article 5 comes into force—

a

for the purpose of proceedings preliminary or relating to the election of parish councillors, on 15th October 2025;

b

for all other purposes, on the ordinary day of election of parish councillors in England5 in 2026.

5

This Order extends to England and Wales but applies in relation to England only.