Article 5 Filling of casual vacanciesC1

A request may be made in accordance with paragraph (2) for an election to fill a casual vacancy in the office of a parish F1... councillor.

Any request must be made—

An election must be held, if requested in accordance with paragraph (2), if the casual vacancy in the office of the parish F3... councillor occurs other than within six months before the day on which that councillor would regularly have retired.

Where a casual vacancy in any such office is required to be filled by election, the election must be held on a day appointed by the returning officer, being a day falling within the period of 60 days (so computed) beginning with the day on which public notice of the vacancy was given.

Subject to paragraph (6) below, where a casual vacancy in any such office is not required to be filled by election, the parish F4... council must, as soon as practicable after the expiry of the period of 14 days referred to in paragraph (2)(c), co-opt a person to fill the vacancy.

In the case of a casual vacancy occurring in the office of a parish F5... councillor within six months before the day on which that councillor would regularly have retired, paragraph (5) shall have effect with the substitution of the word “may” for “must”; and any vacancy not so filled must be filled at the next ordinary election.