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The Argyll and Bute (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1998

S.I. 1998/3244 · Made 17 December 1998

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LOCAL GOVERNMENT, SCOTLAND

Made 17th 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 Argyll and Bute 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 Argyll and Bute (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 Argyll and Bute Council shall be divided into 36 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

17th December 1998

ELECTORAL WARDS

Commencing at an undeterminable point on the western boundary of Argyll and Bute Council in line with a field boundary at NG Ref NR 6544 2460; then eastward in a straight line to the said field boundary; then southeastward in a straight line to the confluence of the Kilchenzie Burn with Backs Water; then southeastward along the said water to where it is crossed by an unnamed road leading to West Darlochan at NG Ref NR 6856 2346; then northeastward along the said road to its junction with the A83 road; then southeastward along the said road to NG Ref NR 7141 2162; then southwestward to and along a field boundary to NG Ref NR 7128 2144; then northwestward, southwestward and westward by way of field boundaries to NG Ref NR 7069 2148; then generally southward by way of field boundaries to NG Ref NR 7059 2077; then southeastward along a field boundary to NG Ref NR 7105 2041; then southeastward to and along Whinhill Road to a point on Witchburn Road at NG Ref NR 7105 2037; then southwestward along field boundaries to NG Ref NR 7097 2002; then southward by way of field boundaries to a point on Tomaig Road at NG Ref NR 7104 1980; then northeastward along the said road to Meadows Avenue; then southeastward along the said avenue to Ralston Road; then northeastward along the said road to NG Ref NR 7184 1998, a point in line with the northern boundary of the play fields on the west side of Ralston Road; then southeastward to and southeastward, northeastward and southeastward along the said boundary to NG Ref NR 7203 1995 and continuing southeastward along the line of a field boundary to the path leading to Kilkerran Road; then northeastward along the said path to a point on the said road at NG Ref NR 7231 2001; then northeastward in a straight line to the centreline of Campbeltown Loch; then southeastward along the centreline of the said loch to the northern boundary of EW 1; then generally eastward and northeastward along the said EW boundary, passing to the north of Island Davaar, to an undeterminable point northeast of the said island at the mouth of Campbeltown Loch; then eastward in a straight line to and generally southwestward, westward and northwestward along the eastern, southern and western boundaries of Argyll and Bute Council 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 Argyll and Bute 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 Argyll and Bute Council is divided into 36 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.