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Statutory Instruments
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND
Made
6th September 1999
Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2)
Whereas the Local Government Commission for England, acting pursuant to section 15(4) of the Local Government Act 1992(1), has submitted to the Secretary of State a report dated January 1999 on its review of the district of Torridge together with its recommendations:
And whereas the Secretary of State has decided to give effect to those recommendations:
Now, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 17(2) and 26 of the Local Government Act 1992, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:
1.-(1) This Order may be cited as the District of Torridge (Electoral Changes) Order 1999.
(2) This Order shall come into force-
(a)for the purpose of all proceedings preliminary or relating to any election to be held on 1st May 2003, on 10th October 2002;
(b)for all other purposes, on 1st May 2003.
(3) In this Order-
"the district" means the district of Torridge;
"existing", in relation to a ward, means the ward as it exists on the date this Order is made; and
any reference to the map is a reference to the map prepared by the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions marked "Map of the District of Torridge (Electoral Changes) Order 1999", and deposited in accordance with regulation 27 of the Local Government Changes for England Regulations 1994(3).
2.-(1) The existing wards of the district(4) shall be abolished.
(2) The district shall be divided into twenty-three wards which shall bear the names set out in column (1) of Schedule 1.
(3) The wards shall comprise the areas described in column (2) of that Schedule by reference to parishes, parish wards, parishes and parish wards or parishes and area or, where no area is so described, the area designated on the map by reference to the name of the ward and demarcated by red lines; and the number of councillors to be elected for each ward shall be the number specified in respect of the ward in column (3) of that Schedule.
(4) Where a boundary is shown on the map as running along a road, railway line, footway, waterway or similar geographical feature, it shall be treated as running along the centre line of the feature.
3.-(1) The existing wards of the parish of Bideford shall be abolished.
(2) The parish shall be divided into four parish wards which shall bear the names set out in column (1) of Schedule 2; each parish ward shall comprise the area of the district ward specified in respect of the parish ward in column (2) of that Schedule; and the number of councillors to be elected for each parish ward shall be the number specified in respect of the parish ward in column (3) of that Schedule.
4.-(1) The existing wards of the parish of Northam shall be abolished.
(2) The parish shall be divided into four parish wards which shall bear the names Appledore, Northam, Orchard Hill and Westward Ho! and each parish ward shall comprise the area of the ward of the district bearing the same name.
(3) The number of councillors to be elected for the Appledore parish ward shall be four; the number or councillors to be elected for the Northam parish ward shall be six and the number of councillors to be elected for each of the Orchard Hill and Westward Ho! parish wards shall be two.
5. The District of Torridge (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978 is hereby revoked.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions
Beverley Hughes
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
6th September 1999
Article 2
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
|---|---|---|
| Name of ward | Description of area | Number of councillors |
| Appledore | 2 | |
| Bideford East | The parishes of Alverdiscott, Huntshaw and Weare Giffard and the Bideford East parish ward of the parish of Bideford | 3 |
| Bideford North | The Bideford North parish ward of the parish of Bideford | 3 |
| Bideford South | 3 | |
| Broadheath | The parishes of Broadwoodwidger, Clawton, Luffincott, Northcott, Tetcott and St Giles on the Heath | 1 |
| Clinton | The parishes of Buckland Filleigh, Huish, Little Torrington, Merton, Peters Marland and Petrockstow | 1 |
| Clovelly Bay | The parishes of Clovelly and Woolfardisworthy and the area of Lundy Island | 1 |
| Coham Bridge | The parishes of Black Torrington, Bradford, Cookbury, Sheepwash and Thornbury | 1 |
| Forest | The parishes of Ashwater, Halwill and Virginstow | 1 |
| Hartland and Bradworthy | The parishes of Bradworthy, Hartland and Welcombe | 2 |
| Holsworthy | The parishes of Hollacombe, Holsworthy, Holsworthy Hamlets and Sutcombe | 2 |
| Kenwith | The parishes of Abbotsham, Alwington and Parkham | 1 |
| Monkleigh and Littleham | 1 | |
| Northam | 3 | |
| Orchard Hill | The Orchard Hill parish ward of the parish of Northam | 1 |
| Shebbear and Langtree | The parishes of Langtree, Newton St Petrock and Shebbear | 1 |
| Tamarside | The parishes of Bridgerule, Pancrasweek and Pyworthy | 1 |
| Three Moors | The parishes of Beaford, Dolton, Dowland and Roborough | 1 |
| Torrington | The parish of Great Torrington | 3 |
| Two Rivers | The parishes of High Bickington, St Giles in the Wood and Yarnscombe | 1 |
| Waldon | The parishes of Abbots Bickington, Buckland Brewer, Bulkworthy, East Putford, Milton Damerel and West Putford | 1 |
| Westward Ho! | The Westward Ho! parish ward of the parish of Northam | 1 |
| Winkleigh | The parishes of Ashreigney and Winkleigh | 1 |
Article 3
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
|---|---|---|
| Name of ward | Description of area | Number of councillors |
| Bideford East | So much of the district ward of Bideford East as comprises the parish of Bideford | 5 |
| Bideford North | The district ward of Bideford North | 5 |
| Bideford Outer | So much of the district ward of Monkleigh and Littleham as comprises of the parish of Bideford | 1 |
| Bideford South | The district ward of Bideford South | 5 |
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order gives effect to recommendations by the Local Government Commission for England for electoral changes in the district of Torridge. The changes have effect in relation to local government elections to be held on and after 1st May 2003.
Article 2 abolishes the existing wards of the district and provides for the creation of 23 new wards. That article and Schedule 1 make provision for the names and areas of, and numbers of councillors for, the new wards.
Article 3 and Schedule 2 make electoral changes in the parish of Bideford.
Article 4 makes electoral changes in the parish of Northam.
Article 5 revokes the District of Torridge (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978.
The areas of the new district wards are demarcated on the map described in article 1(3). Prints of the map may be inspected at all reasonable times at the offices of the Torridge District Council and at the offices of the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, 2nd Floor, Ashdown House, 123 Victoria Street, London SW1E 6DE.
Section 17 is amended by section 39(4) and (5) of the Police and Magistrates' Courts Act 1994 (c. 29).
S.I. 1994/867, to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order.
See the District of Torridge (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978 (S.I. 1978/1751).
