# The District of South Lakeland (Electoral Changes) Order 2008, Article 10: Parish elections


(1) The election of all parish councillors for the parishes of Lowick and Preston Richard shall be held on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2008.
(2) The term of office of every parish councillor elected on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2007 for the parishes of Lowick and Preston Richard shall be one year.
(3) The elections of all parish councillors for the parish of Lakes shall be held simultaneously on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2011.
(4) The term of office of every parish councillor elected on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2006 for the parish of Lakes shall be five years.
(5) The ordinary elections of parish councillors for the parish of Lakes in 2010 shall not take place; and any such parish councillor holding office immediately before 10th of May 2010 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 the fourth day after the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2011.
(6) Where any provision of an Order made before the making of this Order requires an election of parish councillors for a parish mentioned in paragraphs (1) and (3) to be held on a date other than that for which paragraph (1) and (3) provides, it shall cease to have effect to that extent.
(7) Rule 8 of the Local Elections (Parishes and Communities) Rules 1986 (filling of casual vacancies) shall have effect, in the case of a casual vacancy occurring before 9th of May 2011 in the office of a parish councillor for the parish of Lakes 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 9th of May 2011.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/423/article/10 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/district-of-south-lakeland-electoral-changes-order-2008/article-10
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