Article 8 Parish elections

The ordinary elections of parish councillors for the parishes of Birchwood, Hatton, Stockton Heath, Stretton and Walton (“the relevant parishes”) in 1999 shall not take place; and any such parish councillor holding office immediately before 10th May 1999 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 8th May 2000.

Elections of all parish councillors for the relevant parishes shall be held simultaneously on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2000 and 2003 and every fourth year after 2003.

The term of office of any parish councillor so elected shall be, in the case of the parish councillors elected in 2000, three years and, in any other case, four years.

On the fourth day after any such election—

Rule 8 of the Local Elections (Parishes and Communities) Rules 1986^f1 (filling of casual vacancies) shall have effect, in the case of a casual vacancy occurring before 8th May 2000 in the office of a parish councillor for a relevant parish, 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 2000.