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| Made | 27th January 2003 | ||
| Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2) |
Interpretation
2.
In this Order -
any reference to the map is a reference to the map marked "Map referred to in the District of Broadland (Electoral Changes) Order 2003" of which prints are available for inspection at -
Wards of the district of Broadland
3.
- (1) The existing wards of the district[6] shall be abolished.
(2) The district shall be divided into twenty-seven wards which shall bear the names set out in column (1) of Schedule 1.
(3) The number of councillors to be elected for each ward shall be the number specified in respect of the ward in column (2) 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 Broadland
4.
- (1) Elections of all 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 -
(5) In the case of an equality of votes between any persons elected which makes it uncertain which of them is to retire in any year, the person to retire in that year shall be determined by lot.
(6) If an election of councillors for any ward is not contested, the person to retire in each year shall be determined by lot.
(7) Where under this article any question is to be determined by lot, the lot shall be drawn at the next practicable meeting of the council after the question has arisen and the drawing shall be conducted under the direction of the person presiding at the meeting.
Wards of the parish of Drayton
5.
The parish shall be divided into two parish wards which shall bear the names Drayton North and Drayton South; each parish ward shall comprise the area of the district ward bearing the same name, and the number of councillors to be elected for the parish ward of Drayton North shall be six, and for the parish ward of Drayton South shall be seven.
Wards of the parish of Hellesdon
6.
- (1) The existing wards of the parish of Hellesdon shall be abolished.
(2) The parish shall be divided into two parish wards which shall bear the names Hellesdon North West and Hellesdon South East; and 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 eight.
Wards of the parish of Sprowston
7.
- (1) The existing wards of the parish of Sprowston shall be abolished.
(2) The parish shall be divided into three parish wards which shall bear the names Sprowston Central, Sprowston East and Sprowston West; the parish wards of Sprowston Central and Sprowston East shall comprise the area of the district ward bearing the same name, and the parish ward of Sprowston West shall consist of the rest of the parish.
(3) The number of councillors to be elected for the parish ward of Sprowston West shall be two, for the parish ward of Sprowston Central shall be five, and for the parish ward of Sprowston East shall be eight.
Wards of the parish of Taverham
8.
- (1) The existing wards of the parish of Taverham shall be abolished.
(2) The parish shall be divided into two parish wards which shall bear the names Taverham North and Taverham South; and each parish ward shall comprise the area of the district ward bearing the same name; and the number of parish councillors to be elected for the parish ward of Taverham South shall be seven, and for the parish ward of Taverham North shall be eight.
Wards of the parish of Thorpe St Andrew
9.
- (1) The existing wards of the parish of Thorpe St Andrew shall be abolished.
(2) The parish shall be divided into two parish wards which shall bear the names Thorpe St Andrew North West, and Thorpe St Andrew South East; and 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 eight.
Parish Elections
10.
- (1) The term of office of every parish councillor elected on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2002 for the parishes of Cawston, Drayton, Felthorpe, Hevingham, Rackheath, Salhouse, Stratton Strawless and Thorpe St Andrew shall be two years.
(2) The term of office of every parish councillor elected on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2003 for the parishes of Horsford, South Walsham, Strumpshaw, Upton with Fishley and Woodbastwick shall be three years; and each such councillor shall, unless he resigns his office or it otherwise becomes vacant, continue to hold office until the fourth day after the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2006.
(3) The term of office of every parish councillor elected on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2004 for the parishes of Coltishall, Great and Little Plumstead, Great Witchingham, Honingham, Horstead with Stanninghall, Reedham, Reepham, Ringland, and Weston Longville, and for the Alderford, Little Witchingham and Swannington group[9], shall be three years; and each such councillor shall, unless he resigns his office or it otherwise becomes vacant, continue to hold office until the fourth day after the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2007.
(4) The ordinary elections of parish councillors for the parish of Taverham in 2003 shall not take place; and any such parish councillor holding office immediately before 5th May 2003 who would, but for this paragraph, have retired on that date shall, unless he resigns his office or it otherwise becomes vacant, continue to hold office until the fourth day after the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2004.
(5) Elections of all parish councillors for the parishes of Coltishall, Drayton, Great and Little Plumstead, Great Witchingham, Honingham, Horstead with Stanninghall, Hevingham, Reedham, Reepham, Ringland, Stratton Strawless and Weston Longville, and for the Alderford, Swannington and Little Witchingham Group, shall be held simultaneously on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2004, 2007 and every fourth year after 2007.
(6) Elections of all parish councillors for the parishes of Brundall, Cantley, Cawston, Felthorpe, Foulsham, Hellesdon, Old Catton, Postwick with Witton, Rackheath, Salhouse, Taverham, Thorpe St Andrew and Wood Dalling shall take place on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2004 and every fourth year after 2004.
(7) Elections of all parish councillors for the parishes of Aylsham, Blickling, Blofield, Hemblington, Horsham St Faith and Newton St Faith, Horsford, Marsham, Oulton, South Walsham, Spixworth, Strumpshaw, Upton with Fishley, Woodbastwick and Wroxham shall be held simultaneously on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2006 and every fourth year after 2006.
(8) The term of office of all parish councillors elected in accordance with paragraphs (5), (6) and (7) above shall be four years; and they 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.
(9) Rule 8 of the Local Elections (Parishes and Communities) Rules 1986[10] (filling of casual vacancies) shall have effect, in the case of a casual vacancy occurring before 10th May 2004 in the parish of Taverham as if the references in paragraphs (1) and (4) of that rule to the day on which that councillor would regularly have retired were a reference to 10th May 2004.
Maps
11.
Broadland District Council shall make a print of the map marked "Map referred to in the District of Broadland (Electoral Changes) Order 2003" available for inspection at its offices by any member of the public at any reasonable time.
Electoral Registers
12.
The Electoral Registration Officer[11] 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
13.
The District of Broadland (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977[12] is revoked, save for articles 5 and 6.
Signed by the members of the Electoral Commission
Pamela Gordon
Commissioner
23rd January 2003
Glyn Mathias
Commissioner
23rd January 2003
Neil McIntosh
Commissioner
23rd January 2003
Karamjit Singh
Commissioner
23rd January 2003
Sam Younger
Commissioner
23rd January 2003
Graham Zellick
Commissioner
27th January 2003
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
| Name of Ward | Area of Ward | Number of councillors |
| Acle | The parish of Acle | 1 |
| Aylsham | The parishes of Aylsham, Blicking, Burgh and Tuttington, Marsham and Oulton | 3 |
| Blofield with South Walsham | The parishes of Blofield, Hemblington, South Walsham, Upton with Fishley and Woodbastwick | 2 |
| Brundall | The parishes of Brundall, Cantley, Postwick with Witton and Strumpshaw | 2 |
| Burlingham | The parish of Lingwood and Burlingham | 1 |
| Buxton | The parishes of Brampton, Buxton with Lammas and Frettenham | 1 |
| Coltishall | The parishes of Coltishall, Crostwick and Horstead with Stanninghall | 1 |
| Drayton North | 1 | |
| Drayton South | 1 | |
| Eynesford | The parishes of Cawston, Foulsham, Guestwick, Heydon, Salle, Themelthorpe and Wood Dalling | 1 |
| Great Witchingham | The parishes of Alderford, Attlebridge, Booton, Brandiston, Great Witchingham, Haveringland, Honingham, Little Witchingham, Morton on the Hill, Ringland, Swannington, and Weston Longville | 1 |
| Hellesdon North West | 2 | |
| Hellesdon South East | 2 | |
| Hevingham | The parishes of Hainford, Hevingham and Stratton Strawless | 1 |
| Horsford and Felthorpe | The parishes of Horsford and Felthorpe | 2 |
| Marshes | The parishes of Beighton, Freethorpe, Halvergate and Reedham | 1 |
| Old Catton and Sprowston West | 3 | |
| Plumstead | The parish of Great and Little Plumstead | 1 |
| Reepham | The parish of Reepham | 1 |
| Spixworth with St Faiths | The parishes of Beeston St Andrew, Horsham St Faith and Newton St Faith and Spixworth | 2 |
| Sprowston Central | 2 | |
| Sprowston East | 3 | |
| Taverham North | 2 | |
| Taverham South | 2 | |
| Thorpe St Andrew North West | 3 | |
| Thorpe St Andrew South East | 3 | |
| Wroxham | The parishes of Belaugh, Rackheath, Salhouse and Wroxham | 2 |
| (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 |
| Acle | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Aylsham | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Blofield with South Walsham | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Brundall | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Burlingham | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Buxton | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Coltishall | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Drayton North | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Drayton South | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Eynesford | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Great Witchingham | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Hellesdon North West | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Hellesdon South East | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Hevingham | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Horsford & Felthorpe | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Marshes | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Old Catton and Sprowston West | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Plumstead | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Reepham | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Spixworth with St Faiths | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sprowston Central | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sprowston East | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Taverham North | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Taverham South | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Thorpe St Andrew North West | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Thorpe St Andrew South East | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Wroxham | 1 | 0 | 1 |
[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 1 April 2002 (S.I. 2001/3962).back
[4] This section has been amended by S.I. 2001/3962 and otherwise in ways not relevant to this Order.back
[5] This section has been amended by S.I. 2001/3962.back
[6] See the District of Broadland (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977 (S.I. 1977/1390).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 article 4 of the District of Broadland (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978 (S.I. 1978/1434).back
[8] 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
[9] The parishes of Alderford, Little Witchingham and Swannington were grouped under a common parish council by an Order made by Broadland District Council on 29th October 1991 under section 11 of the Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70).back
[10] S.I. 1986/2215, to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order.back
[11] As to electoral registration officers and the register of local government electors, see section 8 to 13 of the Representation of the People Act 1983 (c. 2)back
| © Crown copyright 2003 | Prepared 6 February 2003 |
