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| Made | 4th July 2001 | ||
| Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2) |
(3) In this Order -
any reference to the map is a reference to the map prepared by the Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions marked "Map of the District of Tendring (Electoral Changes) Order 2001", and deposited in accordance with regulation 27 of the Local Government Changes for England Regulations 1994[3]; and
any reference to a numbered sheet is a reference to the sheet of the map which bears that number.
Wards of the district of Tendring
2.
- (1) The existing wards of the district[4] shall be abolished.
(2) The district shall be divided into thirty-five wards which shall bear the names set out in column (1) of the Schedule.
(3) The wards shall comprise the areas described in column (2) of that Schedule by reference to parishes or, where an area is not 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 the Schedule.
(4) Where a boundary is shown on the map as running along a road, railway line, footway, watercourse or similar geographical feature, it shall be treated as running along the centre line of the feature.
Elections of the council of Tendring
3.
- (1) The ordinary elections of all councillors of the district of Tendring shall be held simultaneously on the ordinary day of election of non-metropolitan district councillors in 2003[5] and every fourth year after 2003.
(2) The term of office of councillors shall be four years and all councillors shall retire on the fourth day after the ordinary day of election of councillors in the year of retirement and the newly-elected councillors shall come into office on the day on which their predecessors retire.
Wards of the parish of Frinton and Walton
4.
- (1) The existing wards of the parish of Frinton and Walton shall be abolished.
(2) The parish shall be divided into seven parish wards which shall bear the names Frinton, Great Holland, Hamford, Homelands, Kirby Cross, Kirby-le-Soken and Walton; and the wards shall comprise the areas designated on sheet 4 by reference to the name of the ward and demarcated by orange lines.
(3) The number of councillors to be elected for each of the parish wards of Frinton and Walton shall be four, for each of the parish wards of Hamford, Homelands and Kirby Cross shall be two and for each of the parish wards of Great Holland and Kirby-le-Soken shall be one.
Wards of the parish of Harwich
5.
- (1) The existing wards of the parish of Harwich shall be abolished.
(2) The parish shall be divided into four parish wards which shall bear the names Harwich East, Harwich East Central, Harwich West and Harwich West Central; each parish ward shall comprise the area of the district ward bearing the same name; and the number of councillors to be elected for each parish ward shall be four.
Wards of the parish of Brightlingsea
6.
- (1) The existing wards of the parish of Brightlingsea shall be abolished.
(2) The number of parish councillors to be elected to the parish shall be twelve.
Number of parish councillors
7.
The number of parish councillors to be elected for the parish of Great Bentley shall be nine.
Revocation
8.
The District of Tendring (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975 is hereby revoked.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions
Alan Whitehead
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions
4th July 2001
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
| Name of Ward | Area of Ward | Number of Councillors |
| Alresford | The parish of Alresford | 1 |
| Alton Park | 2 | |
| Ardleigh and Little Bromley | The parishes of Ardleigh and Little Bromley | 1 |
| Beaumont and Thorpe | The parishes of Beaumont-cum-Moze and Thorpe-le-Soken | 1 |
| Bockings Elm | 2 | |
| Bradfield, Wrabness and Wix | The parishes of Bradfield, Wrabness and Wix | 1 |
| Brightlingsea | The parish of Brightlingsea | 3 |
| Burrsville | 1 | |
| Frinton | 2 | |
| Golf Green | 2 | |
| Great and Little Oakley | The parishes of Great Oakley and Little Oakley | 1 |
| Great Bentley | The parish of Great Bentley | 1 |
| Hamford | 2 | |
| Harwich East | 1 | |
| Harwich East Central | 2 | |
| Harwich West | 2 | |
| Harwich West Central | 2 | |
| Haven | 1 | |
| Holland and Kirby | 2 | |
| Homelands | 1 | |
| Lawford | The parish of Lawford | 2 |
| Little Clacton and Weeley | The parishes of Little Clacton and Weeley | 2 |
| Manningtree, Mistley, Little Bentley and Tendring | The parishes of Little Bentley, Manningtree, Mistley and Tendring | 2 |
| Peter Bruff | 2 | |
| Pier | 2 | |
| Ramsey and Parkeston | The parish of Ramsey and Parkeston | 1 |
| Rush Green | 2 | |
| St Bartholomews | 2 | |
| St James | 2 | |
| St Johns | 2 | |
| St Marys | 2 | |
| St Osyth and Point Clear | The parish of St Osyth | 2 |
| St Pauls | 2 | |
| Thorrington, Frating, Elmstead and Great Bromley | The parishes of Elmstead, Frating, Great Bromley and Thorrington | 2 |
| Walton | 2 |
[2] Section 17 is amended by section 39(4) and (5) of the Police and Magistrates' Courts Act 1994 (c. 29).back
[3] S.I. 1994/867, to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order.back
[4] See The District of Tendring (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975 (S.I. 1975/1671).back
[5] For the ordinary day of election of councillors of local government areas, see section 37 of the Representation of the People Act 1983 (c. 2), amended by section 18(2) of the Representation of the People Act 1985 (c. 50) and section 17 of, and paragraphs 1 and 5 of Schedule 3, to the Greater London Authority Act 1999 (c. 29).back
