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(a) for the purpose of proceedings preliminary or relating to any election to be held on the ordinary day of election of councillors[6] in 2007, on the day after that on which it is made;

(b) for all other purposes, on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2007.

Interpretation
     2. In this Order—

"district" means the district of South Northamptonshire;

"existing", in relation to a ward, means the ward as it exists on the date this Order is made;

"map" means the map marked "Map referred to in the District of South Northamptonshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2006", of which prints are available for inspection at the principal office of the Electoral Commission; 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 Northamptonshire
     3. —(1) The existing wards of the district[7] shall be abolished.

    (2) The district shall be divided into twenty-seven wards which shall be named as set out in column (1) of the Schedule.

    (3) Each ward shall comprise the area described in column (2) of the Schedule by reference to parishes and parish wards.

    (4) The number of councillors to be elected for each ward shall be the number specified in respect of the ward in column (3) of the Schedule.

    (5) 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 Brackley
     4. —(1) The existing wards of the parish of Brackley shall be abolished.

    (2) The parish shall be divided into three wards which shall be named East, South and West.

    (3) Each ward shall comprise the area designated on sheet 2 by reference to the name of the ward and demarcated by orange lines.

    (4) The number of councillors to be elected for each ward shall be five.

Wards of the parish of Towcester
     5. —(1) The existing wards of the parish of Towcester shall be abolished.

    (2) The parish shall be divided into two wards which shall be named Brook and Mill.

    (3) Each ward shall comprise the area designated on sheet 1 by reference to the name of the ward and demarcated by orange lines.

    (4) The number of councillors to be elected for Brook ward shall be ten, and for Mill ward shall be six.

Map
     6. South Northamptonshire District Council shall make a print of the map available for inspection at its offices by any member of the public at any reasonable time.

Electoral register
     7. The registration officer[8] 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
     8. The District of South Northamptonshire (Electoral Changes) Order 1998[9] and article 4(2)(a) of the South Northamptonshire (Parishes and Electoral Changes) Order 2001[10] are revoked.



Sealed with the seal of the Electoral Commission on the


23rd day of November 2006

L.S.

Sam Younger
Chairman of the Commission

23rd November 2006


Jacqui Dixon
Secretary to the Commission

23rd November 2006

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

[3] The Electoral Commission was established by the 2000 Act (c.41). The functions of the Secretary of State, under sections 13 to 15 and 17 of the 1992 Act (c.19), 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 and also otherwise in ways not relevant to this Order.back

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

[6] 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

[7] See the District of South Northamptonshire (Electoral Changes) Order 1998 (S.I. 1998/2509) and the South Northamptonshire (Parishes and Electoral Changes) Order 2001 (S.I. 2001/3044).back

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

[9] S.I. 1998/2509.back

[10] S.I. 2001/3044.back

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