If you resign from the party for which you stood, and were duly elected, there should be no continuity. There should have to be a bye election/re-run to give the electorate an opportunity to confirm whether they were voting for a candidate or a party.
If you resign from the party for which you stood, and were duly elected, there should be no continuity. There should have to be a bye election/re-run to give the electorate an opportunity to confirm whether they were voting for a candidate or a party.