The Northamptonshire (Changes to Years of Elections) Order 2018

• Citation: S.I. 2018/1324
• Sections: 4

Section 1 Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Northamptonshire (Changes to Years of Elections) Order 2018 and comes into force on 14th January 2019.

Section 2 Specified authorities

The following local authorities (“the relevant councils”) are specified under section 87 of the 2000 Act for the purposes of this Order —

(a) Corby Borough Council;

(b) Daventry District Council;

(c) East Northamptonshire District Council;

(d) Kettering Borough Council;

(e) Northampton Borough Council;

(f) South Northamptonshire District Council;

(g) Wellingborough Borough Council;

(h) the parish councils within the borough of Corby;

(i) the parish councils within the district of Daventry;

(j) the parish councils within the district of East Northamptonshire;

(k) the parish councils within the borough of Kettering;

(l) the parish councils within the borough of Northampton;

(m) the parish councils within the district of South Northamptonshire; and

(n) the parish councils within the borough of Wellingborough.

Section 3 Changes to years of elections

The ordinary elections of councillors of the relevant councils that would, but for this Order, have taken place on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2019 shall instead take place on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2020.

Section 4 Retirement of councillors

Any councillor of a relevant council holding office immediately before the fourth day after the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2019 who would, but for this Order, have retired on that date shall, unless the councillor resigns or the office of councillor otherwise becomes vacant, retire instead on the fourth day after the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2020.