The Borough of Great Yarmouth (Electoral Changes) Order 2002

Parish Elections

9.—(1) The term of office of every parish councillor elected on the ordinary day of election of parish councillors in 2002 for the parishes of Bradwell and Hopton-on-Sea shall be two years.

(2) The ordinary elections of parish councillors in 2003 for the parishes of Caister-on-Sea and Ormesby St Margaret with Scratby shall not take place; and any such parish councillor holding office immediately before 5th May 2003 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 2004.

(3) Elections of all parish councillors for the parishes of Bradwell, Hemsby, Hopton-on-Sea, Martham, Ormesby St Margaret with Scratby, Somerton and Winterton-on-Sea shall be held simultaneously on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2004 and every fourth year after 2004.

(4) Elections of all parish councillors for the parish of Caister-on-Sea shall be held simultaneously on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2004, 2007 and every fourth year after 2007.

(5) The term of office of all parish councillors elected in accordance with paragraph (3) above 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.

(6) In the case of those parish councillors elected in accordance with paragraph (4) above, the term of office for those elected in 2004 shall be three years, and the term of office for those elected in 2007 and every fourth year after 2007 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 10th May 2004 in the parishes of Caister-on-Sea and Ormesby St Margaret with Scratby 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 10th May 2004.

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