# The Hereford and Worcester (Structural, Boundary and Electoral Changes) Order 1996, Article 9: Election of councillors


(1) Elections of all councillors of the councils of the new districts of Malvern Hills and Herefordshire shall be held simultaneously on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 1997, 2000 and 2003 and every fourth year after 2003; and the term of office of any councillor so elected shall be, in the case of a councillor elected in 1997 or 2000, three years and, in any other case, four years.
(2) Elections of all councillors of the council of the new county of Worcestershire shall be held simultaneously on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 1997 and every fourth year after 1997; and the term of office of every councillor so elected shall be four years.
(3) On the fourth day after an election held after 1997 by virtue of this article–
(a) the persons who were councillors immediately before the election shall retire; and
(b) the newly elected councillors shall come into office.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/1867/article/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/hereford-and-worcester-structural-boundary-and-electoral-changes-order-1996/article-9
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