Parish Elections
8.—(1) Elections of parish councillors for the parishes of Bishopstone, Covingham, Liddington and Wanborough shall be held simultaneously on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2000 and every fourth year after 2000.
(2) Elections of parish councillors for the parishes of Blunsdon St. Andrew, Castle Eaton, Hannington and Stanton Fitzwarren shall be held simultaneously on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2002 and every fourth year after 2002.
(3) Elections of parish councillors for the parishes of Chiseldon, Haydon Wick, Highworth, Stratton St Margaret and Wroughton shall be held simultaneously on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2003 and every fourth year after 2003.
(4) An election of parish councillors for the parish of South Marston shall be held on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2000; the term of office of the councillors elected on that day shall be two years; and elections of parish councillors for that parish shall be held 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.