16 Parish councillors

16  Parish councillors

(1)     The number of [elected] parish councillors for each parish [council] [shall not be less than five].

(2)     Parish councillors shall be elected by the local government electors for the parish in accordance with this Act and Part I of the [Representation of the People Act 1983] [and relevant electoral arrangements].

[(2A)     In their application to the election of parish councillors, this Act and Part 1 of the Representation of the People Act 1983 (c 2) are subject to the relevant electoral arrangements that apply to the election.

(2B)     For the purposes of this section “relevant electoral arrangements” means—

(a)     any arrangements about the election of

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