Article 4 Transitional provisions and retirement of councillors

Elections of all councillors for all wards of the city shall be held simultaneously on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2003.

The councillors holding office for any ward of the city immediately before 5th May 2003 shall retire on that date and the newly-elected councillors for those wards shall come into office on that date.

Elections for one third of the councillors (or as nearly as may be) shall be held on the ordinary day of election in 2004.

Of the councillors elected for each ward of the city in 2003 the order for retirement shall be as set out in the Schedule.

Where the number of councillors elected in any ward of the city in 2003 is two or more—