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The Ashford (Electoral Changes) Order 2017

S.I. 2017/117 · Made 2 February 2017

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Local Government, England

Made 2nd February 2017

Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2)

Under section 92(2) of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007f1 Ashford Borough Council made recommendations in a review to the Local Government Boundary Commission for Englandf2 for the alteration of boundaries of electoral divisions within that Council’s area related to changes to the boundaries of parish wards within that Councils area under section 86(2) of that Act.

The Local Government Boundary Commission for England has decided to give effect to the recommendations and makes the following Order in exercise of the power conferred by section 92(3) of that Act.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2007 c. 28. Section 92 was amended by the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (c. 20).

f2

The Local Government Boundary Commission for England was established on 1st April 2010 by section 55(1) of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (c.20).

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Alterations of electoral division boundaries
  3. Signature
  4. Schedule Related alterations of electoral division boundaries
  5. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Ashford (Electoral Changes) Order 2017.

(2)

This Order comes into force—

(a)

for the purpose of proceedings preliminary, or relating, to the election of councillors, on the day after the day on which it is made;

(b)

for all other purposes, on the ordinary day of election of councillors in England and Walesf1 in 2017.

2Alterations of electoral division boundaries

(1)

The areas that cease to be part of the parishes listed in the first column of table 1 in the Schedule and become part of the parishes listed in the second column of that table in consequence of the Ashford (Reorganisation of Community Governance) Order 2016f1, cease to be part of the electoral divisions listed in the third column of that table and become part of the electoral divisions listed in the fourth column of that table.

(2)

The unparished areas in the first column of table 2 in the Schedule that become part of the parishes listed in the second column of that table in consequence of the Ashford (Reorganisation of Community Governance) Order 2016, cease to be part of the electoral divisions listed in the third column of that table and become part of the electoral divisions listed in the fourth column of that table.

(3)

The area that ceases to be part of the parish of Kingsnorth and becomes an unparished area in consequence of the Ashford (Reorganisation of Community Governance) Order 2016, ceases to be part of the electoral division of Ashford Rural South and becomes part of the electoral division of Ashford Rural East.

(4)

In this article—

  • “electoral divisions” means the electoral divisions as named in Schedule 1 to the Kent (Electoral Changes) Order 2016f2.

Signature

Sealed with the seal of the Local Government Boundary Commission for England

L.S.

Jolyon Jackson

Chief Executive

Local Government Boundary Commission for England

2nd February 2017

Related alterations of electoral division boundaries

Table 1

Column 1

From parish

Column 2

To parish

Column 3

From electoral division

Column 4

To electoral division

KingsnorthGreat Chart with SingletonAshford Rural SouthAshford Rural West
KingsnorthMershamAshford Rural SouthAshford Rural East
KingsnorthSevingtonAshford Rural SouthAshford Rural East

Table 2

Column 1

Area

Column 2

To parish

Column 3

From electoral division

Column 4

To electoral division

Unparished areaKingsnorthAshford Rural EastAshford Rural South
Unparished areaWestwellAshford CentralAshford Rural West

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order gives effect to recommendations made by Ashford Borough Council to the Local Government Boundary Commission for England for alterations of electoral division boundaries in the County of Kent. The alterations relate to parish boundary changes made by the Ashford (Reorganisation of Community Governance) Order 2016.

The new electoral division boundaries apply in respect of elections to be held on and after the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2017.

Article 2 alters the electoral divisions of Ashford Rural South, Ashford Rural West, Ashford Central and Ashford Rural East.

An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.