| NOTICE UNDER LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT, 1972 (Section 87(2))
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| VACANCY FOR
COUNCILLOR
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| PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
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| that a casual vacancy has occurred in the office of Councillor for the Rhuddlan Town Council following the resignation of Councillor Robert Williams.
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| 1 | Rule 5(2) of The Local Elections (Parishes and Communities) (England and Wales) Rules, 2006 now applies.
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| 2 | The rule allows ten electors for the Community in which the casual vacancy has arisen to request the Returning Officer to hold an election to fill the vacancy. * That request must be made within fourteen days, calculated in accordance with the rules,** of the date of this notice. The fourteen-day period ends on Tuesday 22nd October, 2024.
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| 3 | If no request is made the Rhuddlan Town Council must, as soon as practicable after the expiry of the fourteen-day period, co-opt person(s) to fill the vacancies.
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The Returning Officer’s address is: Denbighshire County Council, County Hall, Wynnstay Road, Ruthin, Denbighshire, LL15 1YN. Telephone number for further guidance is 01824 706000
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Dated: 2nd October, 2024 Steve Wilson Rhuddlan Town Clerk
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* There is no form of words for this request, which might simply be a letter headed with such words as “We the undersigned being electors for the [Ward of] … Community, call for an election to fill the vacancy arising from the [death] [resignation] of ………………………………………….…”. It is helpful if the ten signatures are accompanied by printed names and addresses
** In calculating the notice period, day one is the day following the date of this notice; a Saturday, Sunday, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Good Friday or a Bank Holiday or day appointed for public thanksgiving or mourning shall be disregarded, and the period closes at midnight on the fourteenth day after the date of this notice. Rule 5(2) of The Local Elections (Parishes and Communities) (England and Wales) Rules, 2006 now applies. |
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