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2002 No. 2885

LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND

The District of Arun (Electoral Changes) Order 2002

  Made 19th November 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 July 2002 on its review of the district of Arun together with its recommendations:

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

     And whereas a period of not less than six weeks has expired since the receipt of 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 Arun (Electoral Changes) Order 2002.

    (2) This Order shall come into force - 

Interpretation
     2. In this Order - 

any reference to the map is a reference to the map marked "Map referred to in the District of Arun (Electoral Changes) Order 2002", of which prints are available for inspection at - 

Wards of the district of Arun
     3.  - (1) The existing wards of the district[6] 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.

Wards of the parish of Aldwick
     4.  - (1) The existing wards of the parish of Aldwick 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); 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 Bognor Regis
     5.  - (1) The existing wards of the parish of Bognor Regis shall be abolished.

    (2) The parish shall be divided into four parish wards which shall bear the names Hotham, Marine, Orchard and Pevensey; 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 Felpham
     6.  - (1) The existing wards of the parish of Felpham 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); and the number of councillors to be elected for each parish ward shall be eight.

Wards of the parish of Littlehampton
     7.  - (1) The existing wards of the parish of Littlehampton shall be abolished.

    (2) The parish shall be divided into five parish wards which shall bear the names Beach, Brookfield, Ham, River and Wick with Toddington; 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 three.

Wards of the parish of Rustington
     8.  - (1) The existing wards of the parish of Rustington 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 4; each parish ward shall comprise the area of the district ward specified in respect of the parish ward in column (2); 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 Yapton
     9. 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.

Maps
     10. Arun District Council shall make a print of the map marked "Map referred to in the District of Arun (Electoral Changes) Order 2002" available for inspection at its offices by any member of the public at any reasonable time.

Electoral registers
     11. The Electoral Registration Officer[7] for the district shall make such rearrangement of, or adaptation of, the register of local government electors as may be necessary for the purposes of, and in consequence of, this Order.

Revocation
     12. The District of Arun (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980[8] is revoked, save for article 8.



Signed by the members of the Electoral Commission


Pamela Gordon
Commissioner

28th October 2002


Glyn Mathias
Commissioner

14th November 2002


Neil McIntosh
Commissioner

14th November 2002


Karamjit Singh
Commissioner

19th November 2002


Sam Younger
Commissioner

19th November 2002


Graham Zellick
Commissioner

28th October 2002



SCHEDULE 1
article 3


NAMES AND AREAS OF WARDS AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS


(1) (2) (3)
Name of Ward Area of Ward Number of Councillors
Aldwick East      2
Aldwick West      2
Angmering The parishes of Angmering and Poling 3
Arundel The parishes of Arundel, Burpham, Houghton, Lyminster, South Stoke and Warningcamp 2
Barnham The parishes of Aldingbourne, Barnham and Eastergate 3
Beach      2
Bersted The parish of Bersted 3
Brookfield      2
East Preston with Kingston      3
Felpham East      2
Felpham West      2
Ferring The parish of Ferring 2
Findon The parishes of Clapham, Findon and Patching 1
Ham      2
Hotham      2
Marine      2
Middleton-on-Sea The parish of Middleton-on-Sea 2
Orchard      2
Pagham and Rose Green      3
Pevensey      2
River      2
Rustington East      2
Rustington West      3
Walberton The parishes of Madehurst, Slindon and Walberton 1
Wick with Toddington      2
Yapton      2



SCHEDULE 2
article 4


WARDS OF THE PARISH OF ALDWICK



NAMES AND AREAS OF WARDS AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS


(1) (2) (3)
Name of Ward Area of Ward Number of Councillors
Aldwick East The district ward of Aldwick East 6
Aldwick West The district ward of Aldwick West 6
Rose Green So much of the district ward of Pagham and Rose Green as comprises part of the parish of Aldwick 2



SCHEDULE 3
article 6


WARDS OF THE PARISH OF FELPHAM



NAMES AND AREAS OF WARDS


(1) (2)
Name of Ward Area of Ward
Felpham East So much of the district ward of Felpham East as comprises part of the parish of Felpham
Felpham West The district ward of Felpham West



SCHEDULE 4
article 8


WARDS OF THE PARISH OF RUSTINGTON



NAMES AND AREAS OF WARDS AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS


(1) (2) (3)
Name of Ward Area of Ward Number of Councillors
Rustington East The district ward of Rustington East 6
Rustington West The district ward of Rustington West 9
West Preston So much of the district ward of East Preston with Kingston as comprises part of the parish of Rustington 1



SCHEDULE 5
article 9


WARDS OF THE PARISH OF YAPTON



NAMES AND AREAS OF WARDS AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS


(1) (2) (3)
Name of Ward Area of Ward Number of Councillors
Hoe Lane So much of the district ward of Felpham East as comprises part of the parish of Yapton 1
Yapton Village So much of the district ward of Yapton as comprises part of the parish of Yapton 9


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 Arun.

The changes have effect in relation to local government elections to be held on and after 1st May 2003.

Article 3 abolishes the existing wards of the district and provides for the creation of 26 new wards. That article and Schedule 1 also make provision for the names and areas of, and numbers of councillors for, the new wards.

Articles 4 to 9 make electoral changes in the parishes of Aldwick, Bognor Regis, Felpham, Littlehampton, Rustington and Yapton.

Article 11 obliges the Electoral Registration Officer to make any necessary amendments to the electoral register to reflect the new electoral arrangements.

Article 12 revokes the District of Arun (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980 (S.I. 1980/652), with the exception of article 8.

The areas of the new district 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 Arun District Council and at the principal office of the Electoral Commission at Trevelyan House, Great Peter Street, London SW1P 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 changes 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 Arun (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980 (S.I. 1980/652).back

[7] As to electoral registration officers and the register of local government electors, see sections 8 to 13 of the Representation of the People Act 1983 (c.2).back

[8] S.I. 1980/652.back


ISBN 0 11 043971 6


  Prepared 26 November 2002

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