Paragraph 8 Membership

This paragraph applies where a casual vacancy is caused by a person ceasing to be a member of a commons council other than on the expiry of the term of that person’s membership.

Where a casual vacancy is for an elected member, the council may hold a by-election to fill the vacancy, and must do so if requested in writing by not less than one third of the persons who would be entitled to vote in such a by-election.

Where a casual vacancy is for an appointed member, the person entitled to appoint that member may appoint a replacement member.

Where a casual vacancy is for a co-opted member, the remaining members of the commons council may co-opt a replacement member.

Where a person (“the successor”) is elected, appointed or co-opted as a member of a commons council to fill a casual vacancy, the successor remains a member of the council for the remainder of the term of the person the successor is replacing.