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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

2007 No. 143

LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND

The District of North Wiltshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2007

  Made 25th January 2007 
  Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2)

The Boundary Committee for England[1], under section 15(4)[2] of the Local Government Act 1992[3] ("the 1992 Act"), have conducted a review of the district of North Wiltshire and have submitted to the Electoral Commission[4] recommendations dated September 2006.

     A period of not less than six weeks has expired since the receipt of those recommendations.

     The Electoral Commission have decided to give effect, without modification, to those recommendations.

     Accordingly, the Electoral Commission, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 17[5] and 26[6] of the 1992 Act, make the following Order:

Citation and commencement
     1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the District of North Wiltshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2007.

    (2) This Order comes into force—

Interpretation
     2. In this Order—

Wards of the district of North Wiltshire
     3. —(1) The existing wards of the district[9] shall be abolished.

    (2) The district shall be divided into thirty-five 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 Calne
     4. —(1) The existing wards of the parish of Calne shall be abolished.

    (2) The parish shall be divided into six wards which shall be named Abberd, Chilvester, Lickhill, Marden, Priestley and Quemerford.

    (3) Each ward shall comprise the area designated on sheet 4 by reference to the name of the ward and demarcated by orange lines.

    (4) The number of councillors to be elected for each of Lickhill and Marden wards shall be four, for each of Abberd, Priestley and Quemerford wards shall be three and for Chilvester ward shall be two.

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

    (2) The parish shall be divided into nine wards which shall be named Allington, Avon, Hill Rise, London Road, Monkton Park, Park, Pewsham, Redland and Westcroft/Queens.

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

    (4) The number of councillors to be elected for each of Avon, Park, Pewsham, Redland wards shall be three and for each of Allington, Hill Rise, London Road, Monkton Park and Westcroft/Queens wards shall be two.

Wards of the parish of Chippenham Without
     6. —(1) The existing wards of the parish of Chippenham Without shall be abolished.

    (2) The parish shall be divided into three wards which shall be named Cepen Park Central, Cepen Park South and Chippenham Without.

    (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 Chippenham Without ward shall be five and for each of Cepen Park Central and Cepen Park South wards shall be one.

Wards of the parish of Corsham
     7. —(1) The existing wards of the parish of Corsham shall be abolished.

    (2) The parish shall be divided into five wards which shall be named Corsham, Gastard, Neston, Pickwick and Rudloe.

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

    (4) The number of councillors to be elected for each of Corsham and Pickwick wards shall be seven, for Neston ward shall be three, for Gastard ward shall be two and for Rudloe ward shall be one.

Wards of the parish of Wootton Bassett
     8. —(1) The existing wards of the parish of Wootton Bassett shall be abolished.

    (2) The parish shall be divided into two wards which shall be named Wootton Bassett North and Wootton Bassett South.

    (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 each ward shall be eight.

Map
     9. North Wiltshire 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
     10. The registration officer 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.



Sealed with the seal of the Electoral Commission on the


25th day of January 2007

L.S.


Sam Younger
Chairman of the Commission

25th January 2007


Peter Wardle
Chief Executive to the Commission

25th January 2007



SCHEDULE
article 3


NAMES AND AREAS OF WARDS AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS


Column (1) Column (2) Column (3)
Name of Ward Area of Ward Number of Councillors
Box and Rudloe Box parish; Rudloe parish ward of Corsham parish 2
Bremhill Bremhill parish; Pewsham, Sandy Lane and West parish wards of Calne Without parish 1
Brinkworth Brinkworth parish; Charlton parish; Dauntsey parish; Great Somerford parish; Hankerton parish; Lea and Cleverton parish; Little Somerford parish 2
Calne Abberd Abberd parish ward of Calne parish 1
Calne Chilvester Chilvester parish ward of Calne parish; Calne Without parish ward of Calne Without parish 1
Calne Lickhill Lickhill parish ward of Calne parish 2
Calne Marden Marden parish ward of Calne parish 1
Calne Priestley Priestley parish ward of Calne parish 1
Calne Quemerford Quemerford parish ward of Calne parish 1
Calne Without Cherhill parish; Compton Bassett parish; Heddington parish; East and Middle parish wards of Calne Without parish 1
Chippenham Allington Allington parish ward of Chippenham parish; Cepen Park South parish ward of Chippenham Without parish 2
Chippenham Avon Avon parish ward of Chippenham parish 2
Chippenham Hill Rise Hill Rise parish ward of Chippenham parish 1
Chippenham London Road London Road parish ward of Chippenham parish 1
Chippenham Monkton Park Monkton Park parish ward of Chippenham parish 1
Chippenham Park Park parish ward of Chippenham parish; Cepen Park Central parish ward of Chippenham Without parish; Cepen Park North parish ward of Langley Burrell Without parish 2
Chippenham Pewsham Pewsham parish ward of Chippenham parish 2
Chippenham Redland Redland parish ward of Chippenham parish 2
Chippenham Westcroft/Queens Westcroft/Queens parish ward of Chippenham parish 1
Colerne Colerne parish 1
Corsham and Lacock Lacock parish; Corsham, Gastard and Neston parish wards of Corsham parish 3
Cricklade Cricklade parish; Latton parish; Marston Maisey parish 2
Hullavington and Crudwell Brokenborough parish; Crudwell parish; Hullavington parish; Norton parish 1
Kington Langley Grittleton parish; Kington Langley parish; Kington St Michael parish; Stanton St Quintin parish; Chippenham Without parish ward of Chippenham Without parish 1
Lyneham Clyffe Pypard parish; Hilmarton parish; Lyneham and Bradenstoke parish; Tockenham parish 2
Malmesbury Malmesbury parish 2
Minety and Purton Ashton Keynes parish; Braydon parish; Leigh parish; Minety parish; Oaksey parish; Purton parish 3
Pickwick Pickwick parish ward of Corsham parish 2
Sherston Easton Grey parish; Luckington parish; Sherston parish; Sopworth parish 1
St Paul Malmesbury Without St Paul Malmesbury Without parish 1
Sutton Benger Christian Malford parish; Seagry parish; Sutton Benger parish; Langley Burrell Without parish ward of Langley Burrell Without parish 1
The Lydiards and Broad Town Broad Town parish; Lydiard Millicent parish; Lydiard Tregoze parish 1
Wootton Bassett North Wootton Bassett North parish ward of Wootton Bassett parish 2
Wootton Bassett South Wootton Bassett South parish ward of Wootton Bassett parish 3
Yatton Keynell Biddestone parish; Castle Combe parish; Nettleton parish; North Wraxall parish; Yatton Keynell parish 1


EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)


This Order makes changes to the electoral arrangements for the district of North Wiltshire following recommendations made by the Boundary Committee for England to the Electoral Commission.

The Electoral Commission accepted the Boundary Committee's recommendations without modification.

The electoral changes apply in respect of local government elections to be held on and after the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2007.

Article 3 abolishes the existing wards of the district and replaces them with 35 new ones. That article, the Schedule and the map also establish the names and areas of the new district wards and the numbers of district councillors for each ward.

Article 4 abolishes the existing parish wards of the parish of Calne and replaces them with 6 new ones. That article and the map also establish the names and areas of the new parish wards and the numbers of parish councillors for each ward.

Article 5 abolishes the existing parish wards of the parish of Chippenham and replaces them with 9 new ones. That article and the map also establish the names and areas of the new parish wards and the numbers of parish councillors for each ward.

Article 6 abolishes the existing parish wards of the parish of Chippenham Without and replaces them with 3 new ones. That article and the map also establish the names and areas of the new parish wards and the numbers of parish councillors for each ward.

Article 7 abolishes the existing parish wards of the parish of Corsham and replaces them with 5 new ones. That article and the map also establish the names and areas of the new parish wards and the numbers of parish councillors for each ward.

Article 8 abolishes the existing parish wards of the parish of Wootton Bassett and replaces them with 2 new ones. That article and the map also establish the names and areas of the new parish wards and the numbers of parish councillors for each ward.

Article 10 obliges the Electoral Registration Officer to make any necessary amendments to the electoral register to reflect the new electoral arrangements.

The map defined in article 2 shows the new parish wards. It is available at www.boundarycommittee.org.uk/your-area/northwiltshire.cfm and, at all reasonable times, at the offices of North Wiltshire 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 ("the 2000 Act") (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] This section has been amended by S.I. 2001/3962.back

[3] 1992 c.19.back

[4] 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

[5] This section has been amended by S.I. 2001/3962 and also otherwise in ways not relevant to this Order.back

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

[7] 1983 c.2, section 37 has been 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 l999 (c.29).back

[8] Section 8 has been amended by the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 (c.19) and the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (c.39).back

[9] See the District of North Wiltshire (Electoral Changes) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/2923).back


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Prepared 31 January 2007

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