If you want to know about what happens when there is an extraordinary vacancy in a local authority, you can look at a law called the Local Government Act 1974. This law had a part called section 101ZC that was about this topic. You can find out more about what replaced this section by looking at the Local Electoral Act 2001, which changed the law on 1 July 2001.

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101ZB: Extraordinary vacancies, or

"What happens when a local government job becomes empty unexpectedly"

101ZD: Power to require election to be held, or

"When to Hold a New Election"

Part 4AMembership, wards, and constituencies
Extraordinary vacancies

101ZCProcedure in relation to extraordinary vacancy in local authority (Repealed)

Notes

Section 101ZC: repealed, on 1 July 2001, by section 151 of the Local Electoral Act 2001 (2001 No 35).