Explanatory note

This Order changes the years of the ordinary elections of councillors of the district and parish councils in the non-metropolitan county of Northamptonshire.

Article 2 specifies that this Order applies to Corby Borough Council, Daventry District Council, East Northamptonshire District Council, Kettering Borough Council, Northampton Borough Council, South Northamptonshire District Council, Wellingborough Borough Council and the parish councils within the areas of those councils (“the relevant councils”).

Article 3 provides that the ordinary election of councillors in the relevant councils, which would have taken place on 2019 will instead take place in 2020. The years in which subsequent ordinary elections of councillors in the relevant councils take place are not changed by this Order.

Article 4 provides that councillors, who would have retired in 2019, will instead retire in 2020.

A full regulatory impact assessment has not been prepared as this instrument will have no impact on costs of business and the voluntary sector.