The District of Craven (Electoral Changes) (Amendment) Order 2005

Amendment to the 2000 Order

2.—(1) The District of Craven (Electoral Changes) Order 2000(1) shall be amended as follows:

(2) After article 5 shall be inserted—

“Parishes of Bradleys Both, Cononley and Farnhill

5A.— (1) The term of office of every parish councillor elected on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2003(2) for the parishes of Bradleys Both, Cononley and Farnhill shall be three years.

(2) Elections of all parish councillors for the parishes of Bradleys Both, Cononley and Farnhill shall be held simultaneously on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2006, 2010 and every fourth year after 2010.

(3) Where any provision of an Order made before the making of this Order requires an election of parish councillors for a parish mentioned in paragraph (2) above to be held on a date other than that for which that paragraph provides, it shall cease to have effect to that extent.

(4) Rule 8 of the Local Elections (Parishes and Communities) Rules 1986(3) (filling of casual vacancies) shall have effect, in the case of a casual vacancy occurring before 8th May 2006 in the office of a parish councillor for the parishes of Bradleys Both, Cononley and Farnhill 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 2006.”.

(1)

S.I. 2000/2599.

(2)

For the ordinary day of election of councillors of local government areas, see section 37 of the Representation of the People Act 1983 (c. 2), amended by section 18(2) of the Representation of the People Act 1985 (c. 50) and section 17 of, and paragraphs 1 and 5 of Schedule 3 to, the Greater London Authority Act 1999 (c. 29).

(3)

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