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| Made | 20th December 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 Mid Bedfordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2001", and deposited in accordance with regulation 27 of the Local Government Changes for England Regulations 1994[3].
Wards of the district of Mid Bedfordshire
2.
- (1) The existing wards of the district[4] shall be abolished.
(2) The district shall be divided into twenty-six 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 Mid Bedfordshire
3.
- (1) The ordinary elections of all councillors of the district of Mid Bedfordshire 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 Biggleswade
4.
- (1) The existing wards of the parish of Biggleswade shall be abolished.
(2) The parish shall be divided into three 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.
Wards of the parish of Flitwick
5.
- (1) The existing wards of the parish of Flitwick shall be abolished.
(2) The parish shall be divided into two parish wards which shall bear the names set out in column (1) of Schedule 3; 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.
Wards of the parish of Henlow
6.
The parish of Henlow shall be divided into two parish wards which shall bear the names set out in column (1) of Schedule 4; 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.
Wards of the parish of Sandy
7.
- (1) The existing wards of the parish of Sandy shall be abolished.
(2) The parish shall be divided into two parish wards which shall bear the names set out in column (1) of Schedule 5; 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.
Numbers of parish councillors for Aspley Heath
8.
The number of parish councillors to be elected for the parish of Aspley Heath shall be nine.
Revocation
9.
The District of Mid Bedfordshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976 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 of Transport, Local Government and the Regions
20th December 2001
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
| Name of ward | Area of ward | Number of Councillors |
| Ampthill | The parishes of Ampthill and Millbrook | 3 |
| Arlesey | The parish of Arlesey | 2 |
| Aspley Guise | The parishes of Aspley Guise and Husborne Crawley | 1 |
| Biggleswade Holme | 2 | |
| Biggleswade Ivel | 3 | |
| Biggleswade Stratton | 2 | |
| Clifton and Meppershall | The parishes of Clifton and Meppershall | 2 |
| Cranfield | The parishes of Brogborough, Cranfield, and Hulcote and Salford | 2 |
| Flitton, Greenfield and Pulloxhill | The parishes of Flitton and Greenfield, and Pulloxhill | 1 |
| Flitwick East | 2 | |
| Flitwick West | 3 | |
| Harlington | The parish of Harlington | 1 |
| Houghton, Haynes, Southill and Old Warden | The parishes of Haynes, Houghton Conquest, Old Warden and Southill | 2 |
| Langford and Henlow Village | 2 | |
| Marston | The parishes of Lidlington and Marston Moretaine | 2 |
| Maulden and Clophill | The parishes of Clophill and Maulden | 2 |
| Northill and Blunham | The parishes of Blunham, Mogerhanger, Northill and Tempsford | 2 |
| Potton and Wensley | The parishes of Dunton, Edworth, Everton, Eyeworth, Potton, Sutton, and Wrestlingworth and Cockayne Hatley | 3 |
| Sandy Ivel | 2 | |
| Sandy Pinnacle | 3 | |
| Shefford, Campton and Gravenhurst | The parishes of Campton and Chicksands, Gravenhurst and Shefford | 3 |
| Shillington, Stondon and Henlow Camp | 2 | |
| Silsoe | The parish of Silsoe | 1 |
| Stotfold | The parishes of Astwick and Stotfold | 3 |
| Westoning and Tingrith | The parishes of Tingrith and Westoning | 1 |
| Woburn | The parishes of Aspley Heath, Battlesden, Eversholt, Milton Bryan, Potsgrove, Ridgmont and Woburn | 1 |
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
| Name of ward | Area of ward | Number of Councillors |
| Holme | So much of the district ward of Biggleswade Holme as comprises part of the parish of Biggleswade | 4 |
| Ivel | So much of the district ward of Biggleswade Ivel as comprises part of the parish of Biggleswade | 6 |
| Stratton | So much of the district ward of Biggleswade Stratton as comprises part of the parish of Biggleswade | 5 |
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
| Name of ward | Area of ward | Number of Councillors |
| East | So much of the district ward of Flitwick East as comprises part of the parish of Flitwick | 7 |
| West | So much of the district ward of Flitwick West as comprises part of the parish of Flitwick | 10 |
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
| Name of ward | Area of ward | Number of Councillors |
| Camp | So much of the district ward of Shillington, Stondon and Henlow Camp as comprises part of the parish of Henlow | 2 |
| Village | So much of the district ward of Langford and Henlow Village as comprises part of the parish of Henlow | 10 |
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
| Name of ward | Area of ward | Number of Councillors |
| Ivel | So much of the district ward of Sandy Ivel as comprises part of the parish of Sandy | 6 |
| Pinnacle | So much of the district ward of Sandy Pinnacle as comprises part of the parish of Sandy | 9 |
[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 Mid Bedfordshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976 (S.I. 1976/808).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
