In case the proposition for consolidation is carried in all of said cities or towns, the mayors or presiding officers of the governing bodies shall at once issue a joint proclamation announcing an election of officers of the consolidated city or town. Notice of the election shall be given in the manner prescribed by the "Colorado Municipal Election Code of 1965". At said election there shall be chosen a board of trustees if the consolidated corporation is a town, and, if it is a city, there shall be chosen a mayor and two councilmen for each ward of the consolidated city. There shall be elected, in addition, such other officers as under the law are or may be elected by the electors in cities or towns. Such election shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of the "Colorado Municipal Election Code of 1965" insofar as practicable under the direction of the clerks and governing bodies of the cities and towns which were consolidated.