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Interpretation
     2. In this Order—

"district" means the district of West Wiltshire;

"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 West Wiltshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2007", 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;

"ordinary day of election of councillors" has the meaning given by section 37 of the Representation of the People Act 1983[7]; and

"registration officer" means an officer appointed for the purpose of, and in accordance with, section 8[8] of the Representation of the People Act 1983.

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

    (2) The district shall be divided into twenty-four 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 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.

    (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 Bradford-on-Avon
     4. —(1) The existing wards of the parish of Bradford-on-Avon shall be abolished.

    (2) The parish shall be divided into two wards which shall be named Bradford-on-Avon North and Bradford-on-Avon South.

    (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 six.

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

    (2) The parish shall be divided into three wards which shall be named Melksham East, Melksham North and Melksham Spa.

    (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 Melksham East ward shall be seven, for Melksham Spa ward shall be six and for Melksham North ward shall be two.

Wards of the parish of Trowbridge
     6. —(1) The existing wards of the parish of Trowbridge shall be abolished.

    (2) The parish shall be divided into seven wards which shall be named Trowbridge Bradley Road, Trowbridge Central, Trowbridge East, Trowbridge North East, Trowbridge North West, Trowbridge South West and Trowbridge Whiterow Park.

    (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 Trowbridge East ward shall be five, for each of Trowbridge Central and Trowbridge South West wards shall be four, for Trowbridge North East ward shall be three, for Trowbridge North West ward shall be two and for each of Trowbridge Bradley Road and Trowbridge Whiterow Park wards shall be one.

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

    (2) The parish shall be divided into two wards which shall be named Westbury Ham and Westbury Laverton.

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

    (4) The number of councillors to be elected for Westbury Ham ward shall be nine and for Westbury Laverton ward shall be seven.

Map
     8. West 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
     9. 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


8th day of February 2007

L.S.

Sam Younger
Chairman of the Commission

8th February 2007


Jacqui Dixon
Secretary to the Commission

8th February 2007

[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 West Wiltshire (Electoral Changes) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/2926).back

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