Article 7

The ordinary elections of parish councillors for any parish or ward of a parish situated in the Dedham, East Donyland, Fordham, Marks Tey and Winstree ward of the Borough shall take place in the ordinary year of election of the councillor for the borough ward in which the parish or ward ofthe parish is situated.

The ordinary election of parish councillors elected in 1986 for the parish of West Bergholt shall take place in 1991 and every fourth year thereafter.

The ordinary elections of parish councillors elected in 1986 for any parish or ward of a parish situated in the Boxted and Langham ward of the Borough shall take place in 1991 and every fourth year thereafter.

The ordinary elections of parish councillors elected in 1987 for any parish or ward of a parish situated in the Birch-Messing and Copford and Pyefleet wards of the Borough shall take place in 1990 and every fourth year thereafter.

The parish councillors to whom this article applies 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.