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The District of Waveney (Electoral Changes) Order 2001

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6.—(1) The term of office of every parish councillor elected on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 1999 for the parishes of Ashby, Herringfleet, Reydon, Somerleyton and Wissett shall be three years.

(2) Elections of all parish councillors for the parishes of All Saints and St Nicholas South Elmham, Ashby, Barsham, Blundeston, Corton, Ellough, Flixton, Gisleham, Herringfleet, Kessingland, Lound, Mettingham, Mutford, Oulton, Redisham, Reydon, Ringsfield, Rumburgh, Shadingfield, Shipmeadow, Somerleyton, Sotterley, Southwold, St Andrew Ilketshall, St Cross South Elmham, St Mary South Elmham otherwise Homersfield, St Lawrence Ilketshall, St Michael South Elmham, St Peter South Elmham, Wangford with Henham, Weston, Willinghain St Mary and Wissett shall be held simultaneously on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2002 and every fourth year after 2002.

(3) The ordinary elections of parish councillors in 2002 for the parishes of Barnaby, Frostenden, Henstead with Hulver Street, North Cove, South Cove, Uggeshall and Wrentham shall not take place; and any such parish councillor holding office immediately before 6th May 2002 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 the fourth day after the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2003.

(4) Elections of all parish councillors for the parishes of Barnaby, Frostenden, Henstead with Hulver Street, North Cove, South Cove, Uggeshall and Wrentham shall be held simultaneously on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2003 and every fourth year after 2003.

(5) Elections of all parish councillors for the parish of Carlton Colville shall be held simultaneously on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2004 and every fourth year after 2004.

(6) The term of office of parish councillors elected in accordance with any of paragraphs 2, 4 and 5 shall be four years; and they shall retire on the fourth 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.

(7) 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 5th May 2003 in the office of a parish councillor for the parishes of Barnaby, Frostenden, Henstead with Hulver Street, North Cove, South Cove, Uggeshall and Wrentham 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 5th May 2003.

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

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