Local Elections Act, 1927

Local elections in the year 1928.

16.—(1) In every county, the election of county councillors and the elections of aldermen and councillors of boroughs (other than county boroughs), urban district councillors, and commissioners of towns which were postponed by the Local Elections Postponement Act, 1925 (No. 42 of 1925) until the year 1928 shall be held on the day in that year which is under this Act the ordinary day of election of county councillors in that county, and every such election shall be deemed to be a triennial election and this Part of this Act shall apply thereto accordingly.

(2) In every county borough the election of aldermen and councillors which was postponed by the Local Elections Postponement Act, 1925 until the year 1928 shall be held on the day in that year which is under this Act the ordinary day of election of aldermen and councillors in that county borough and every such election shall be deemed to be a triennial election and this Part of this Act shall apply thereto accordingly.

(3) In every county, county and other borough, urban district, and town, triennial elections of councillors, aldermen and councillors, or commissioners (as the case may be) shall, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Local Government (Ireland) Act, 1919, be held in every third year after the year 1928 and in no other year.