7 Elections of councillors
Local Government Act 1972 (1972 c 70) | Legislation

7  Elections of councillors

(1)     The ordinary elections of county councillors shall take place in 1973 and every fourth year thereafter, their term of office shall be four years and they shall retire together in every such fourth year on the fourth day after the ordinary day of election of county councillors, and in and after 1977 the newly elected councillors shall come into office on the day on which their predecessors retire.

(2)     The ordinary elections of metropolitan district councillors shall take place in 1973, 1975 and every year thereafter other than [1977 and every fourth year thereafter].

(3)     Subject to paragraph 4 of Schedule 3 to this Act, the term of office of metropolitan district councillors shall be four years

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