The District of Rochford (Electoral Changes) Order 2001

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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

2001 No. 2624
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND
The District of Rochford (Electoral Changes) Order 2001

	Made	18th July 2001
	Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2) to (4)

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 March 2001 on its review of the district of Rochford 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:

Citation, commencement and interpretation
     1. - (1) This Order may be cited as the District of Rochford (Electoral Changes) Order 2001.

    (2) This article and articles 2, 3, 9, 10 and 11 shall come into force -

(3) Articles 4, 5 and 6 shall come into force -

(4) Articles 7 and 8 shall come into force -

(5) In this Order -

"district" means the district of Rochford;

"existing", in relation to a ward, means the ward as it exists on the date this Order is made;

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 Rochford (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 Rochford
     2. - (1) The existing wards of the district[4] shall be abolished.

    (2) The district shall be divided into nineteen 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 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 that 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 the district of Rochford
     3. - (1) Subject to the following provisions of this article, the election of councillors for wards of the district shall be by thirds.

    (2) Elections of all councillors for all wards of the district shall be held simultaneously on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2002[5].

    (3) The councillors holding office for any ward of the district immediately before 6th May 2002 shall retire on that date and the newly-elected councillors for those wards shall come into office on that date.

    (4) The order of retirement of councillors shall be as set out in Schedule 2.

    (5) Where the number of councillors elected in 2002 for any ward of the district is two or more -

SCHEDULE 1article 2

Names and Areas of Wards and Numbers of Councillors

(1)	(2)	(3)
Name of Ward	Area of Ward	Number of Councillors
Ashingdon and Canewdon		2
Barling and Sutton	The parishes of Barling Magna and Sutton	1
Downhall and Rawreth		2
Foulness and Great Wakering	The parishes of Foulness and Great Wakering	3
Grange		2
Hawkwell North		2
Hawkwell South		2
Hawkwell West		2
Hockley Central		3
Hockley North		1
Hockley West		1
Hullbridge	The parish of Hullbridge	3
Lodge		2
Rayleigh Central		2
Rochford		3
Sweyne Park		2
Trinity		2
Wheatley		2
Whitehouse		2

SCHEDULE 2article 3(4)

Order of Retirement of Councillors

(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)
Name of Ward	Number of councillors to retire in 2003	Number of councillors to retire in 2004	Number of councillors to retire in 2006
Ashingdon and Canewdon	1	1
Barling and Sutton	1
Downhall and Rawreth	1		1
Foulness and Great Wakering	1	1	1
Grange	1		1
Hawkwell North	1		1
Hawkwell South	1		1
Hawkwell West	1		1
Hockley Central	1	1	1
Hockley North		1
Hockley West		1
Hullbridge	1	1	1
Lodge	1	1
Rayleigh Central		1	1
Rochford	1	1	1
Sweyne Park	1	1
Trinity		1	1
Wheatley		1	1
Whitehouse		1	1

SCHEDULE 3article 4

Wards of the Parish of Ashingdon Names and Areas of Wards and Numbers of Councillors

(1)	(2)	(3)
Name of Ward	Area of Ward	Number of Councillors
Ashingdon West	So much of the district ward of Ashingdon and Canewdon as comprises part of the parish of Ashingdon	7
Ashingdon Heights	So much of the district ward of Hawkwell North as comprises part of the parish of Ashingdon	1
South West	So much of the district ward of Hockley Central as comprises part of the parish of Ashingdon	1
West	So much of the district ward of Hockley North as comprises part of the parish of Ashingdon	2

SCHEDULE 4article 6

Wards of the Parish of Hawkwell Names and Areas of Wards and Numbers of Councillors

(1)	(2)	(3)
Name of Ward	Area of Ward	Number of Councillors
North	So much of the district ward of Hawkwell North as comprises part of the parish of Hawkwell	5
South	So much of the district ward of Hawkwell South as comprises part of the parish of Hawkwell	6
West	The district ward of Hawkwell West	6

SCHEDULE 5article 7

Wards of the Parish of Hockley Names and Areas of Wards and Numbers of Councillors

(1)	(2)	(3)
Name of Ward	Area of Ward	Number of Councillors
Central	So much of the district ward of Hockley Central as comprises part of the parish of Hockley	10
North	So much of the district ward of Hockley North as comprises part of the parish of Hockley	2
West	The district ward of Hockley West	3

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(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 Rochford.

Article 2 abolishes the existing wards of the district and provides for the creation of nineteen new wards. That article and Schedule 1 also make provision for the names and areas of, and numbers of councillors for, the new wards.

Article 3 makes provision for a whole council election in 2002 and for reversion to elections by thirds in subsequent years. Schedule 2 regulates the order of retirement of councillors.

Articles 4 to 9 make electoral changes in the parishes of Ashingdon, Great Wakering, Hawkwell, Hockley, Rayleigh and Rochford.

Article 10 provides for elections of parish councillors for the parishes of Hockley, Hullbridge and Rochford in the district.

Article 11 revokes the District of Rochford (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975.

The areas of the new district and parish 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 Rochford District Council and at the offices of the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, 2nd Floor, Ashdown House, 123 Victoria Street, London SW1E 6DE.

Notes:

[1] 1992 c. 19.back

[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 Rochford (Electoral Arrrangements) Order 1975 (S.I. 1975/1919).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

ISBN 0 11 029762 8

Prepared 25 July 2001

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