Article 2 Elections of the council of the City of BirminghamI1

England and Wales

(1)

Subject to paragraph (4), the scheme for the ordinary elections of councillors for all wards of the city is a scheme under which—

(a)

the term of office of councillors is four years;

(b)

the elections are held in a given year and every fourth year after it;

(c)

all the councillors are elected in each year in which the elections are held; and

(d)

the councillors retire together.

(2)

The first ordinary elections of councillors under the scheme referred to in paragraph (1) shall be held on the ordinary day of election of councillors in F12018.

(3)

The councillors holding office for any ward of the city immediately before the fourth day after the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2018 shall retire on that date and the newly elected councillors for those wards shall come into office on that date.

(4)

The scheme specified in paragraph (1) only has effect in relation to the ordinary elections of councillors on or after the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2018.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Word in art. 2 substituted (16.4.2015) by The City of Birmingham (Scheme of Elections) (Amendment) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/666), arts. 1, 2(2)

Commencement

I1: Art. 2 in force at 16.2.2015, see art. 1(1)