210Division of areas into wards

#### 210 Division of areas into wards 210 Division of areas into wards > > (1) The council may divide its area into divisions, called “wards”. > > > (2) The council may abolish all wards. > > > (3) The council may alter ward boundaries. > > > (4) The council may name or rename a ward. > > > (5) A council must not divide an area into wards or abolish all wards unless it has obtained approval to do so at a constitutional referendum. > > > (6) A by-election held after an alteration of ward boundaries and before the next ordinary election is to be held as if the boundaries had not been altered. > > > (7) The division of a council’s area into wards, or a change to the boundaries of a ward, must not result in a variation of more than 10 per cent between the number of electors in each ward in the area. > > **s 210:** Am 2002 No 40, Sch 1 \[15\].