LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the City of Exeter (Electoral Changes) Order 1999. 2 This Order shall come into force– a for the purpose of all proceedings preliminary or relating to any election to be held on 4th May 2000, on 10th October 1999; b for all other purposes, on 4th May 2000. 3 In this Order– “the city” means the city of Exeter; “existing”, in relation to a ward, means the ward as it exists on the date this Order is made; and any reference to the map is a reference to the map prepared by the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions marked “Map of the City of Exeter (Electoral Changes) Order 1999”, and deposited in accordance with regulation 27 of the Local Government Changes for England Regulations 1994 . Wards of Exeter 2 1 The existing wards of the city shall be abolished. 2 The city shall be divided into eighteen wards which shall bear the names set out in column (1) of Schedule 1. 3 Each ward shall comprise the area designated on the map by reference to the name of the ward and demarcated by red lines; and the number of councillors to be elected for each ward shall be the number specified in respect of the ward in column (2) of that Schedule. 4 Where a boundary is shown on the map as running along a road, railway line, footway, waterway or similar geographical feature, it shall be treated as running along the centre line of the feature. Elections of the council of Exeter 3 1 Subject to the following provisions of this article, elections of councillors for wards of the city shall be by thirds. 2 Elections of all councillors for all wards of the city shall be held simultaneously on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2000 . 3 The councillors holding office for any ward in the city immediately before 8th May 2000 shall retire on that date and the newly elected councillors for those wards shall come into office on that date. 4 The order of retirement of councillors shall be as set out in Schedule 2. 5 Of the councillors elected in 2000 for any ward of the city– a the first to retire shall, subject to paragraphs (6) and (7) below, be the councillor elected by the smallest number of votes; and b the second to retire shall, subject to those paragraphs, be the councillor elected by the next smallest number of votes. 6 In the case of an equality of votes between any persons elected which makes it uncertain which of them is to retire in any year, the person to retire in that year shall be determined by lot. 7 If an election of councillors for any ward is not contested, the person to retire in each year shall be determined by lot. 8 Where under this article any question is to be determined by lot, the lot shall be drawn at the next practicable meeting of the council after the question has arisen and the drawing shall be conducted under the direction of the person presiding at the meeting. 9 Except as otherwise provided in the foregoing paragraphs of this article, the term of office of councillors shall be four years and all councillors shall retire on the fourth day after the ordinary day of election of councillors in the year of retirement and the newly elected councillors shall come into office on the day on which their predecessors retire. Revocation 4 The City of Exeter (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979 is hereby revoked. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions Beverley Hughes Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 6th September 1999