The District of South Cambridgeshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2002

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2002 No. 2374
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND
The District of South Cambridgeshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2002

	Made	11th September 2002
	Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2)

Whereas the Boundary Committee for England[1], acting pursuant to section 15(4) of the Local Government Act 1992[2], has submitted to the Electoral Commission[3] a report dated April 2002 on its review of the district of South Cambridgeshire together with its recommendations:

     And whereas a period of not less than six weeks has expired since the receipt of those recommendations:

     And whereas the Electoral Commission have decided to give effect to those recommendations:

     Now, therefore, the Electoral Commission, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 17[4] and 26[5] of the Local Government Act 1992, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:

Citation and commencement
     1. - (1) This Order may be cited as the District of South Cambridgeshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2002.

    (2) This Order, with the exception of article 6(1) shall come into force -

(3) Article 6(1) shall come into force on the day after that on which this Order is made.

Interpretation
2. In this Order -

"district" means the district of South Cambridgeshire;

"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 marked "Map referred to in the District of South Cambridgeshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2002", of which prints are available for inspection at -

(a) the principal office of the Electoral Commission; and

(b) the offices of South Cambridgeshire District Council; 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 South Cambridgeshire
     3. - (1) The existing wards of the district[6] shall be abolished.

    (2) The district shall be divided into thirty-four 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; 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 Cambridgeshire
     4. - (1) Elections of the councillors for all wards of the district shall be held simultaneously on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2004[7][8].

    (2) The councillors holding office for any ward of the district immediately before 10th May 2004 shall retire on that date and the newly elected councillors for those wards shall come into office on that date.

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

    (4) Where the number of councillors elected in 2004 for any ward of the district is two or more -

SCHEDULE 1Article 3

NAMES AND AREAS OF WARDS AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS

(1)	(2)	(3)
Name of Ward	Area of Ward	Number of Councillors
Balsham	The parishes of Balsham, Carlton, Castle Camps, Horseheath, Shudy Camps, West Wickham, West Wratting and Weston Colville	2
Bar Hill	The parishes of Bar Hill, Boxworth, Dry Drayton and Lolworth	2
Barton	The parishes of Barton, Coton, Grantchester and Madingley	1
Bassingbourn	The parishes of Bassingbourn cum Kneesworth, Litlington, Shingay cum Wendy and Whaddon	2
Bourn	The parishes of Bourn, Caxton, Croxton and Eltisley	3
Caldecote	The parishes of Caldecote, Childerley, Kingston and Toft	1
Comberton	The parish of Comberton	1
Cottenham	The parishes of Cottenham, Oakington and Westwick, and Rampton	3
Duxford	The parishes of Duxford and Ickleton	1
Fowlmere and Foxton	The parishes of Fowlmere and Foxton	1
Fulbourn	The parish of Fulbourn	2
Gamlingay	The parishes of Arrington, Croydon, Gamlingay, Hatley, Little Gransden and Longstowe	2
Girton	The parish of Girton	2
Hardwick	The parish of Hardwick	1
Harston and Hauxton	The parishes of Harston and Hauxton	1
Haslingfield and The Eversdens	The parishes of Great Eversden, Harlton, Haslingfield and Little Eversden	1
Histon and Impington	The parishes of Histon and Impington	3
Linton	The parishes of Bartlow, Hildersham and Linton	2
Longstanton	The parish of Longstanton	1
Melbourn	The parishes of Great and Little Chishill, Heydon and Melbourn	2
Meldreth	The parishes of Meldreth and Shepreth	1
Milton	The parish of Milton	2
Orwell and Barrington	The parishes of Barrington, Orwell and Wimpole	1
Papworth and Elsworth	The parishes of Conington, Elsworth, Fen Drayton, Graveley, Knapwell, Papworth Everard and Papworth St. Agnes	2
Sawston	The parish of Sawston	3
Swavesey	The parish of Swavesey	1
Teversham	The parish of Teversham	1
The Abingtons	The parishes of Babraham, Great Abington, Hinxton, Little Abington and Pampisford	1
The Mordens	The parishes of Abington Pigotts, Guilden Morden, Steeple Morden and Tadlow	1
The Shelfords and Stapleford	The parishes of Great Shelford, Little Shelford, Newton and Stapleford	3
The Wilbrahams	The parishes of Fen Ditton, Great Wilbraham, Horningsea, Little Wilbraham and Stow cum Quy	1
Waterbeach	The parishes of Landbeach and Waterbeach	2
Whittlesford	The parishes of Thriplow and Whittlesford	1
Willingham and Over	The parishes of Over and Willingham	3

SCHEDULE 2Article 4 (3)

ORDER OF RETIREMENT OF COUNCILLORS

(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)
Name of Ward	Number of councillors to retire in 2006	Number of councillors to retire in 2007	Number of councillors to retire in 2008
Balsham	1	1	0
Bar Hill	1	1	0
Barton	0	1	0
Bassingbourn	1	0	1
Bourn	1	1	1
Caldecote	1	0	0
Comberton	0	1	0
Cottenham	1	1	1
Duxford	0	1	0
Fowlmere and Foxton	0	1	0
Fulbourn	1	1	0
Gamlingay	1	0	1
Girton	1	0	1
Hardwick	0	1	0
Harston and Hauxton	0	0	1
Haslingfield and The Eversdens	0	0	1
Histon and Impington	1	1	1
Linton	1	0	1
Longstanton	0	0	1
Melbourn	1	0	1
Meldreth	1	0	0
Milton	1	1	0
Orwell and Barrington	0	1	0
Papworth and Elsworth	0	1	1
Sawston	1	1	1
Swavesey	1	0	0
Teversham	0	1	0
The Abingtons	0	1	0
The Mordens	0	0	1
The Shelfords and Stapleford	1	1	1
The Wilbrahams	0	0	1
Waterbeach	1	0	1
Whittlesford	0	0	1
Willingham and Over	1	1	1

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order gives effect to recommendations by the Boundary Committee for England, a committee of the Electoral Commission, for electoral changes in the district of South Cambridgeshire. The changes have effect in relation to local government elections to be held on and after 6th May 2004.

Article 3 abolishes the existing wards of the district and provides for the creation of 34 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 4 makes provision for a whole council election in 2004 and for reversion to the existing system of elections by thirds in subsequent years. Schedule 2 provides for the order for retirement of councillors.

Article 5 makes electoral changes in the parish of Little Wilbraham.

Article 6 provides for elections of parish councils in the district.

Article 8 obliges the Electoral Registration Officer to make any necessary amendments to the electoral register to reflect the new electoral arrangements.

Article 9 revokes the District of South Cambridgeshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975 (S.I. 1975/1991), with the exception of articles 5 and 6.

The areas of the new parish wards are demarcated on the map described in article 2. Prints of the map may be inspected at all reasonable times at the offices of South Cambridgeshire District Council and at the principal office of the Electoral Commission at Trevelyan House, Great Peter Street, London SWIP 2HW.

Notes:

[1] The Boundary Committee for England is a committee of the Electoral Commission, established by the Electoral Commission in accordance with section 14 of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c. 41). The Local Government Commission for England (Transfer of Functions) Order 2001 (S.I. 2001/3962) transferred to the Electoral Commission the functions of the Local Government Commission for England.back

[2] 1992 c. 19. This section has been amended by S.I. 2001/3962.back

[3] The Electoral Commission was established by the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c. 41). The functions of the Secretary of State, under sections 13 to 15 and 17 of the Local Government Act 1992, to the extent that they relate to electoral arrangements within the meaning of that Act, were transferred with modifications to the Electoral Commission on 1st April 2002 (S.I. 2001/3962).back

[4] This section has been amended by S.I. 2001/3962. There are amendments to this section made otherwise than by S.I. 2001/3962 that are not relevant to this Order.back

[5] This section has been amended by S.I. 2001/3962.back

[6] See the District of South Cambridgeshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975 (S.I. 1975/1991).back

[7] Article 4 provides for a single election of all the councillors and for reversion to the system of elections by thirds, as established by articles 5 and 6 of the District of South Cambridgeshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975 (S.I. 1975/1991).back

[8] For the ordinary day of election of councillors of local government areas, see section 37 for 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

[9] S.I. 1986/2215, to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order.back

[10] S.I. 1975/1991.back

ISBN 0 11 042784 X

Prepared 20 September 2002

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