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The Aberdeenshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1998

S.I. 1998/3239 · Made 21 December 1998

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LOCAL GOVERNMENT, SCOTLAND

Made 21st December 1998

Coming into force 1st January 1999

Whereas under section 17(1) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973f1, as read with Schedule 5 to that Actf2, the Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland on 16th October 1998 submitted to the Secretary of State a report on a review together with its proposals for the future electoral arrangements for the area of Aberdeenshire Council;

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 17(2) and 233(3) of, and Schedule 5 to, the said Act and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, the Secretary of State hereby makes the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1973 c. 65.

f2

Schedule 5 was substituted by the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (c. 39), Schedule 13, paragraph 92(67).

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Interpretation
  3. 3Electoral arrangements
  4. Signature
  5. Schedule ELECTORAL WARDS
  6. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Aberdeenshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 1st January 1999.

2Interpretation

In the Schedule to this Order–

(a)

a reference to–

(i)

an electoral ward is a reference to that electoral ward as constituted in this Order; and

(ii)

a road, footpath, railway line, river, burn or canal shall, where the context so admits, be construed as a reference to the centre line of the feature concerned; and

(b)

the following abbreviations are used:–

  • “EW” for electoral ward;

  • “NG Ref” for National Grid Reference as published on Ordnance Survey Maps.

3Electoral arrangements

The area of Aberdeenshire Council shall be divided into 68 wards, having the names, contents and boundaries set forth in the Schedule to this Order.

Signature

Henry B McLeish

Minister of State, Scottish Office

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

21st December 1998

ELECTORAL WARDS

Commencing at NG Ref NJ 5232 6764 on the northern boundary of Aberdeenshire Council; then generally eastward along the said Council boundary to the mouth of the Burn of Boyne at NG Ref NJ 6165 6607; then generally southwestward along the said burn to its confluence with the Bicker Burn at NG Ref NJ 5899 5934; then generally southeastward along the said burn to a drain at NG Ref NJ 6017 5832; then southeastward and southwestward along the said drain to a point in line with a drain on Reidside Moss at NG Ref NJ 6004 5707; then northwestward to and along the said drain to its confluence with the Park Burn at NG Ref NJ 5916 5798; then southward along the said burn to where it is crossed by the B9023 road at NG Ref NJ 5911 5727; then generally northwestward along the said road to a point in line with a field boundary at NG Ref NJ 5874 5755; then southwestward to and southwestward and westward along the said field boundary to a field boundary at NG Ref NJ 5850 5751; then southward and southwestward along the said field boundary to a field boundary at NG Ref NJ 5827 5697; then southward along the said field boundary to a field boundary at NG Ref NJ 5823 5644; then westward and northwestward along the said field boundary to a field boundary at NG Ref NJ 5800 5661; then southwestward and northwestward along the said field boundary to a field boundary at NG Ref NJ 5786 5650; then southwestward along the said field boundary and its prolongation in a straight line to a footpath at NG Ref NJ 5751 5615; then northwestward along the said path and its prolongation in a straight line to the northeastern boundary of a field at NG Ref NJ 5726 5626; then northwestward and southeastward along the northeastern and south eastern boundaries of the said field and its continuation in a straight line to a point on an unnamed road at NG Ref NJ 5710 5613; then southwestward along the said unnamed road to an unnamed road leading passed a property known as Auldtown; then generally westward along the said unnamed road to and northwestward along an unnamed road leading to the A95 road to a point in line with a drain at NG Ref NJ 5643 5564; then generally northward along the said drain to where it is crossed by the A95 road; then southwestward along the said road to and northwestward and northeastward along the B9022 road to a point in line with a field boundary at NG Ref NJ 5680 5799; then southwestward to and along the said field boundary to a track at NG Ref NJ 5616 5750; then southwestward along the said track to a point in line with a field boundary at NG Ref NJ 5508 5702; then southwestward to and along the said field boundary to the western boundary of Aberdeenshire Council; then generally northwestward along the said Council boundary to the point of commencement.

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order gives effect (with minor modifications of a drafting nature) to proposals made by the Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland for the future electoral arrangements for the area of Aberdeenshire Council. The proposals follow on the review of the whole of Scotland undertaken by the Commission in terms of Schedule 5 to the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973. The area of Aberdeenshire Council is divided into 68 electoral wards as described in the Schedule to the Order. In terms of paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, the wards apply with effect from the ordinary election of councillors due to take place in May 1999.