Local Government Act, 1991

Local electoral areas in county boroughs.

12.—(1) The Minister may by order—

(a) subject and without prejudice to Part V , divide a county borough into local electoral areas, and

(b) fix for each local electoral area the number of members of the council of the county borough to be elected therefor and the number of those members who are to be aldermen.

(2) The number of members of the council of a county borough to which an order under this section relates to be elected at an election of members of the council held after the making of the order for each local electoral area specified in the order shall (without prejudice to any subsequent such order) be the number fixed by the order for the local electoral area.

(3) Where on the commencement of this section an order is in force dividing a county borough into local electoral areas or fixing the number of members for each local electoral area, the order shall, notwithstanding section 4 , continue in force in relation to the county borough as if it were an order under this section.

(4) The Minister may by order—

(a) amend or modify any division made by an order under this section (including an order under this subsection) or alter the number of members of the council of any county borough to be elected by virtue of an order under this section (including an order under this subsection or an order deemed by subsection (3) to be an order under this section) in respect of any local electoral area in such county borough, or

(b) alter the number of such members who are to be aldermen.

(5) Those members of the council of a county borough who are not aldermen shall be councillors.

(6) An order under this section shall have effect for the purpose of the election of members of the council of that county borough held next after the order is made and thereafter.