Local Government Act, 1994

Term of office.

9.—(1) The term of office of a member of a local authority shall (unless such member sooner dies, resigns, becomes disqualified, is removed from office or otherwise ceases to be a member of the local authority) continue until the next ordinary day of retirement of members of the local authority.

(2) The ordinary day of retirement of members of a local authority shall be the seventh day after the polling day at the election of members of the local authority or, where the poll for any local electoral area of the local authority or for any polling station at the election is for any reason countermanded, interrupted, or adjourned, after the day on which the poll is completed or the fresh poll is held.

(3) On such ordinary day of retirement each of the outgoing members of the local authority shall retire and each person elected at the said election shall come into office as a member of the local authority.