Parish Vacancy Notice
LACH DENNIS PARISH COUNCIL
CASUAL VACANCY
PARISH OF LACH DENNIS
NOTICE OF VACANCY
IN THE OFFICE OF PARISH COUNCILLOR
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, PURSUANT TO SECTION 87(2) OF THE LOCAL
GOVERNMENT ACT 1972, THAT A VACANCY HAS BEEN DECLARED ON THE ABOVE
PARISH COUNCIL FOR A MEMBER TO REPRESENT LACH DENNIS PARISH.
ANY TEN ELECTORS IN THE AREA MAY CALL AN ELECTION BY WRITING TO: THE
RETURNING OFFICER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER COUNCIL, COUNCIL
OFFICES, 4 CIVIC WAY, ELLESMERE PORT, CH65 0BE; REQUESTING THAT AN
ELECTION BE HELD TO FILL THE SAID VACANCY, SUCH REQUEST TO BE MADE
WITHIN FOURTEEN DAYS (NOT COUNTING SATURDAYS, SUNDAYS AND BANK
HOLIDAYS) FROM THE DATE OF THIS NOTICE.
IF AN ELECTION IS CALLED, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CORONAVIRUS ACT 2020
AND THE 2020 REGULATIONS, REGULATION 6 PROVIDES THAT AN ELECTION TO
FILL A CASUAL VACANCY THAT WOULD HAVE TAKEN PLACE IN THE PERIOD 16
MARCH 2020 TO 5 MAY 2021 (INCLUSIVE) WILL NOW TAKE PLACE ON 6 MAY 2021.
IN THE EVENT OF NO ELECTION BEING CALLED, THE PARISH COUNCIL WILL FILL
THE VACANCY BY CO-OPTION.
DATED: ……26/02/2021………………….
SIGNED: …………Liz Cook…………………………………
(PARISH CLERK)
