A specified number of electors of a territorial authority may, at any time, demand that a poll be held on the question of whether that territorial authority’s representative on a regional representative group should be removed from office.

Upon receipt of a valid demand under subsection (1), the territorial authority must arrange for a poll to be held.

A poll under this section must be held under the Local Electoral Act 2001 and the provisions of that Act apply, with any necessary modifications, to the conduct of that poll.

The Local Government Commission must ensure that 1 electoral officer is designated to conduct the poll and to declare the official result of the poll under this section.

A territorial authority representative that is the subject of the poll is removed from office if more than 50% of votes cast in the poll on a proposal to remove the representative are in favour of the removal.

In this section, specified number of electors, in relation to a territorial authority, means a number of electors equal to or greater than 5% of the number of electors enrolled as eligible to vote at the previous triennial general election of the territorial authority.