Commentary on Sections Power of district councils to revert to partial-council elections Section 44: Electoral Commission to make order for new electoral scheme
126.This section requires the Electoral Commission to make an order setting out details of what a council’s resolution to move to elections by halves or by thirds will mean in practice. Where the council is moving to elections by halves the order is called an “order for elections by halves”. Where the council is moving to elections by thirds the order is called an “order for elections by thirds”. Subsection (2) ensures that, if the council’s resolution has triggered an electoral review by the Boundary Committee, the Electoral Commission’s order does not pre-empt the Committee’s recommendations.