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Local Electoral Act 2001

Representation arrangements for elections of territorial authorities, regional councils, local boards, and community boards

19H: Review of representation arrangements for elections of territorial authorities

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You need to know how a territorial authority makes decisions about elections. A territorial authority must decide how its members will be elected. This decision must be made every six years. You should look at what the territorial authority decides about how its members are elected. They decide if members are elected by the whole district or by smaller areas called wards. They also decide how many members will be elected. The territorial authority must also decide about local boards. They decide how many members will be on the local board and how they will be elected. You can find more information about this in section 25 of the Local Government Act 2002. The territorial authority makes these decisions so that people know how to vote. They must follow the rules and make these decisions every six years. You can find more information about this in sections 19K(1AA) and 19M(1).

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Part 1ARepresentation arrangements for elections of territorial authorities, regional councils, local boards, and community boards

19HReview of representation arrangements for elections of territorial authorities

  1. A territorial authority must determine by resolution, and in accordance with this Part,—

  2. whether the members of the territorial authority (other than the mayor) are proposed to be elected—
    1. by the electors of the district as a whole; or
      1. by the electors of 2 or more wards; or
        1. in some cases by the electors of the district as a whole and in the other cases by the electors of each ward of the district; and
        2. in any case to which paragraph (a)(i) applies, the proposed number of members to be elected by the electors of the district as a whole; and
          1. in any case to which paragraph (a)(iii) applies,—
            1. the proposed number of members to be elected by the electors of the district as a whole; and
              1. the proposed number of members to be elected by the wards of the district; and
              2. in any case to which paragraph (a)(ii) or paragraph (a)(iii) applies,—
                1. the proposed name and the proposed boundaries of each ward; and
                  1. the number of members proposed to be elected by the electors of each ward; and
                  2. the proposed number of elected members of any local board and, if an Order in Council under section 25 of the Local Government Act 2002 so provides, the proposed number of appointed members of that board; and
                    1. whether the elected members of any local board are proposed to be elected—
                      1. by the electors of the local board area as a whole; or
                        1. by the electors of 2 or more subdivisions of the local board area; or
                          1. if the local board area comprises 2 or more wards, by the electors of each ward; and
                          2. in any case to which paragraph (f)(ii) applies,—
                            1. the proposed name and the proposed boundaries of each subdivision; and
                              1. the number of members proposed to be elected by the electors of each subdivision; and
                              2. in any case to which paragraph (f)(iii) applies, the number of members of the local board proposed to be elected by the electors of each ward; and
                                1. the proposed name of any local board.

                                  1. The determination required by subsection (1) must be made by a territorial authority,—

                                  2. on the first occasion, either in 2003 or in 2006; and
                                    1. subsequently, at least once in every period of 6 years after the year in which the first determination was made.

                                      1. To avoid doubt, subsection (2) is subject to sections 19K(1AA) and 19M(1).

                                      2. This section must be read in conjunction with section 19ZH and Schedule 1A.

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                                      Notes
                                      • Section 19H: inserted, on , by section 6 of the Local Electoral Amendment Act 2002 (2002 No 85).
                                      • Section 19H(1)(d)(ii): amended, on , by section 76 of the Local Government Act 2002 Amendment Act 2014 (2014 No 55).
                                      • Section 19H(1)(e): inserted, on , by section 76 of the Local Government Act 2002 Amendment Act 2014 (2014 No 55).
                                      • Section 19H(1)(f): inserted, on , by section 76 of the Local Government Act 2002 Amendment Act 2014 (2014 No 55).
                                      • Section 19H(1)(g): inserted, on , by section 76 of the Local Government Act 2002 Amendment Act 2014 (2014 No 55).
                                      • Section 19H(1)(h): inserted, on , by section 76 of the Local Government Act 2002 Amendment Act 2014 (2014 No 55).
                                      • Section 19H(1)(i): inserted, on , by section 76 of the Local Government Act 2002 Amendment Act 2014 (2014 No 55).
                                      • Section 19H(2)(b): replaced, on , by section 6(1) of the Local Electoral Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 40).
                                      • Section 19H(2A): inserted, on , by section 6(2) of the Local Electoral Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 40).