§ 3 (1) The council shall exercise its power to appoint political members of a subgroup so as to ensure that, so far as practicable, the political members of all the subgroups, taken together, reflect the balance of parties prevailing among the members of the council immediately after the last local general election.
§ (2) Subject to the following provisions of this paragraph, a person shall hold and vacate office as a political member in accordance with the terms of his appointment.
§ (3) A political member shall hold office until the date of the local general election next following his appointment.
§ (4) A person appointed to fill a casual vacancy shall hold office for the remainder of the term of the political member in whose place he is appointed.
§ (5) A political member shall cease to hold office if—
- (a) he resigns by notice in writing to the council;
- (b) he becomes disqualified for membership of a subgroup; or
- (c) he ceases to be a member of the council.
§ (6) A person whose term of office as a political member expires or who has resigned shall be eligible for reappointment.