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| Made | 20th December 2001 | ||
| Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2) |
(3) In this Order -
and
Wards of the district of South Oxfordshire
2.
- (1) The existing wards of the district[4] shall be abolished.
(2) The district shall be divided into twenty-nine 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 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 South Oxfordshire
3.
- (1) The ordinary elections of all councillors of the district of South Oxfordshire 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 which their predecessors retire.
Wards of the parish of Didcot
4.
- (1) The existing wards of the parish of Didcot 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.
Wards of the parish of East Hagbourne
5.
The parish of East Hagbourne 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 Thame
6.
- (1) The existing wards of the parish of Thame shall be abolished.
(2) The parish shall be divided into two parish wards which shall bear the names North and South and each parish ward shall comprise the area of the district wards bearing the names Thame North and Thame South respectively.
(3) The number of councillors to be elected for each of the parish wards shall be eight.
Wards of the parish of Wallingford
7.
- (1) The parish of Wallingford shall be divided into two parish wards which shall bear the names North and South, the North parish ward shall comprise the area of the district ward bearing the name Wallingford North; and the South parish ward shall consist of the rest of the parish.
(2) The number of councillors to be elected for the North parish ward shall be thirteen and for the South parish ward shall be three.
Revocation
8.
The District of South Oxfordshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980 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
20th December 2001
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
| Name of ward | Area of ward | Number of Councillors |
| Aston Rowant | The parishes of Aston Rowant, Crowell, Sydenham, Tetsworth and Towersey | 1 |
| Benson | The parishes of Benson, Berrick Salome, Brightwell Baldwin and Ewelme | 2 |
| Berinsfield | The parishes of Berinsfield, Dorchester, Drayton St Leonard, Newington, Stadhampton and Warborough | 2 |
| Brightwell | The parishes of Brightwell-cum-Sotwell, Little Wittenham and Long Wittenham | 1 |
| Chalgrove | The parish of Chalgrove | 1 |
| Chiltern Woods | The parishes of Bix and Assendon, Checkendon, Highmoor, Rotherfield Greys and Stoke Row | 1 |
| Chinnor | The parish of Chinnor | 2 |
| Cholsey and Wallingford South | 2 | |
| Crowmarsh | The parishes of Crowmarsh, Ipsden and Nuffield | 1 |
| Didcot All Saints | 2 | |
| Didcot Ladygrove | 3 | |
| Didcot Northbourne | 2 | |
| Didcot Park | 2 | |
| Forest Hill and Holton | The parishes of Beckley and Stowood, Elsfield, Forest Hill-with-Shotover, Holton, Stanton St John, and Woodeaton | 1 |
| Garsington | The parishes of Cuddesdon and Denton, Garsington, Marsh Baldon and Toot Baldon | 1 |
| Goring | The parishes of Goring, Goring Heath, South Stoke, and Whitchurch-on-Thames | 2 |
| Great Milton | The parishes of Great Haseley, Great Milton, Little Milton, Tiddington-with-Albury, Waterperry with Thomley and Waterstock | 1 |
| Hagbourne | 1 | |
| Henley North | The Henley North parish ward of Henley-on-Thames parish | 2 |
| Henley South | The Henley South parish ward of Henley-on-Thames parish | 2 |
| Sandford | The parishes of Clifton Hampden, Culham, Nuneham Courtenay and Sandford-on-Thames | 1 |
| Shiplake | The parishes of Binfield Heath[6], Eye and Dunsden, Harpsden, Kidmore End, Mapledurham and Shiplake | 2 |
| Sonning Common | The parish of Rotherfield Peppard and Sonning Common | 2 |
| Thame North | 2 | |
| Thame South | 2 | |
| Wallingford North | 2 | |
| Watlington | The parishes of Adwell, Britwell Salome, Cuxham with Easington, Lewknor, Nettlebed, Pishill with Stonor, Pyrton, Shirburn, Stoke Talmage, Swyncombe, Watlington and Wheatfield | 2 |
| Wheatley | The parishes of Horspath and Wheatley | 2 |
| Woodcote | The parish of Woodcote | 1 |
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
| Name of ward | Area of ward | Number of Councillors |
| All Saints | The district ward of Didcot All Saints | 5 |
| Ladygrove | The district ward of Didcot Ladygrove | 6 |
| Northbourne | So much of the district ward of Didcot Northbourne as comprises part of the parish of Didcot | 5 |
| Park | The district ward of Didcot Park | 5 |
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
| Name of ward | Area of ward | Number of Councillors |
| East Hagbourne | So much of the district ward of Hagbourne as comprises part of the parish of East Hagbourne | 6 |
| Millbrook | So much of the district ward of Didcot Northbourne as comprises part of the parish of East Hagbourne | 3 |
| Proposed District Ward Name | District Ward Name |
| Forest | Chiltern Woods |
| Proposed Parish Ward Name | Parish Ward Name |
| Didcot All Saints | All Saints |
| Didcot Ladygrove | Ladygrove |
| Didcot Northbourne | Northbourne |
| Didcot Park | Park |
| Thame North | North |
| Thame South | South |
| Wallingford North | North |
| Wallingford South | South |
[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 South Oxfordshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980 (S.I. 1980/1343).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
[6] See the South Oxfordshire (Parishes) Order 2000 (S.I. 2000/2345).back
