The District of West Lindsey (Electoral Changes) Order 1998

Parish elections

6.—(1) The ordinary elections of parish councillors for the parishes of East Stockwith, Great Limber and Toft Newton 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.

(2) Elections of all parish councillors for the parishes of Cold Hanworth, East Stockwith, Faldingworth, Great Limber, Hackthorn, Laughton, Northorpe, Scotton, Sudbrooke, Swallow, Toft Newton, Wickenby and Spridlington shall be held simultaneously on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2000 and every fourth year after 2000.

(3) The term of office of any parish councillor elected on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 1999 for the parishes of Corringham, Tealby, Walesby, Morton, Bishop Norton, Glentham, Snitterby, Waddingham and Stainton le Vale shall be three years.

(4) Elections of all parish councillors for the parishes of Corringham, Tealby, Walesby, Morton, Bishop Norton, Glentham, Snitterby, Waddingham and Stainton le Vale shall be held simultaneously on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2002 and every fourth year after 2002.

(5) 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.

(6) Rule 8 of the Local Elections (Parishes and Communities) Rules 1986(1) (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 East Stockwith, Great Limber and Toft Newton 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.

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S.I. 1986/2215, to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order.