Notice of vacancy in the office of Councillor for the Blackfield/Langley Ward

• Ballot Box.

If within 14 days after the date of this notice, a request for an election to fill the vacancy is made in writing to the Returning Officer at Appletree Court, Lyndhurst, Hampshire, SO43 7PA, by ten electors for the said parish or ward (as appropriate), an election will be held to fill the said vacancy, otherwise the vacancy will be filled by co-option.

Malcolm Anderson
Dated: 11 May 2004

Malcolm Anderson
Clerk to the Parish Council

In computing any period of time for this purpose, a Saturday, Sunday, day of the Christmas break, of the Easter break or of a bank holiday or a day appointed for public thanksgiving or mourning must be disregarded.

The “Christmas break” means the period beginning with the last day before Christmas Eve and ending with the first week after Christmas Day, which is not a bank holiday, the “Easter break” means the period beginning with the Thursday before and ending with the Tuesday after Easter Day and “a bank holiday break” means any bank holiday not included in the Christmas break or Easter break and the period beginning with the last week day before that bank holiday and ending with the next week day which is not a bank holiday.