# Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, Section 5: Elections and term of office of councillors.

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(1B) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(1C) After the ordinary election of councillors in 2017 the next ordinary election shall take place in 2022, and ordinary elections shall take place every fifth year after that.
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(4) Councillors shall retire on the day on which the poll is held at the ordinary election next following the date on which they were elected.
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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1994/39/section/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-etc-scotland-act-1994/section-5
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