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The Borough of Ashford (Electoral Changes) Order 2001

S.I. 2001/3563 · Made 1 November 2001

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LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND

Made 1st November 2001

Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2)

Whereas the Local Government Commission for England, acting pursuant to section 15(4) of the Local Government Act 1992f1, has submitted to the Secretary of State a report dated May 2001 on its review of the boroughf2 of Ashford together with its recommendations:

And whereas the Secretary of State has decided to give effect to those recommendations:

Now, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 17f3 and 26 of the Local Government Act 1992, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1992 c. 19.

f2

The non-metropolitan district of Ashford has the status of a borough.

f3

Section 17 is amended by section 39(4) and (5) of the Police and Magistrates' Courts Act 1994 (c. 29).

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement and interpretation
  2. 2Wards of the borough of Ashford
  3. 3Elections of the council of Ashford
  4. 4Wards of the parish of Great Chart with Singleton
  5. 5Wards of the parish of Kingsnorth
  6. 6Wards of the parish of Sevington
  7. 7Wards of the parish of Stanhope
  8. 8Wards of the parish of Tenterden
  9. 9Revocation
  10. Signature
  11. Schedule 1NAMES AND AREAS OF WARDS AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS
  12. Schedule 2: WARDS OF THE PARISH OF KINGSNORTH
  13. NAMES AND AREAS OF WARDS
  14. Schedule 3: WARDS OF THE PARISH OF KINGSNORTH
  15. NAMES AND AREAS OF WARDS
  16. Explanatory note

1Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Borough of Ashford (Electoral Changes) Order 2001.

(2)

This Order shall come into force—

(a)

for the purpose of proceedings preliminary or relating to any election to be held on 1st May 2003, on 15th October 2002;

(b)

for all other purposes, on 1st May 2003.

(3)

In this Order—

  • “borough” means the borough of Ashford;

  • “existing”, in relation to a ward, means the ward as it exists on the date this Order is made; and

any reference to the map is a reference to the map prepared by the Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions marked “Map of the Borough of Ashford (Electoral Changes) Order 2001”, and deposited in accordance with regulation 27 of the Local Government Changes for England Regulations 1994f1.

2Wards of the borough of Ashford

(1)

The existing wards of the boroughf1 shall be abolished.

(2)

The borough shall be divided into thirty-five wards which shall bear the names set out in column (1) of Schedule 1.

(3)

The wards shall comprise the areas described in column (2) of that Schedule by reference to parishes, parish wards, 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; and the number of councillors to be elected for each ward shall be the number specified in respect of the ward in column (3) of that Schedule.

(4)

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.

3Elections of the council of Ashford

(1)

The ordinary elections of all councillors of the borough of Ashford shall be held simultaneously on the ordinary day of election of non-metropolitan district councillors in 2003f1 and every fourth year after 2003.

(2)

The term of office of councillors shall be four years; and all councillors shall retire on the fourth day after the ordinary day of election of councillors in the year of retirement and the newly elected councillors shall come into office on the day on which their predecessors retire.

4Wards of the parish of Great Chart with Singleton

(1)

The parish of Great Chart with Singleton shall be divided into two parish wards which shall bear the names Great Chart with Singleton North and Singleton South; and each parish ward shall comprise the area of the borough ward bearing the same name.

(2)

The number of councillors to be elected for the Great Chart with Singleton North parish ward shall be five, and for the Singleton South parish ward shall be six.

5Wards of the parish of Kingsnorth

(1)

The existing wards of the parish of Kingsnorth shall be abolished.

(2)

The parish of Kingsnorth shall be divided into five parish wards which shall bear the names set out in column (1) of Schedule 2; each parish ward shall comprise the area of the borough ward specified in respect of the parish ward in column (2) of that Schedule, and the number of councillors to be elected for each parish ward shall be two.

6Wards of the parish of Sevington

The parish of Sevington shall be divided into two parish wards which shall bear the names set out in column (1) of Schedule 3; each parish ward shall comprise the area of the borough ward specified in respect of the parish ward in column (2) of that Schedule, and the number of councillors to be elected for each parish ward shall be one.

7Wards of the parish of Stanhope

(1)

The parish of Stanhope shall be divided into two parish wards which shall bear the names Stanhope Central and Stanhope Speldhurst; the Stanhope Central parish ward shall comprise the area of the borough ward of Stanhope; and the Stanhope Speldhurst parish ward shall consist of the rest of the parish.

(2)

The number of councillors to be elected for the Stanhope Central parish ward shall be ten, and for the Stanhope Speldhurst parish ward shall be one.

8Wards of the parish of Tenterden

(1)

The existing wards of the parish of Tenterden shall be abolished.

(2)

The parish shall be divided into four parish wards which shall bear the names St Michaels, Tenterden North, Tenterden South and Tenterden West; the parish wards of St Michaels, Tenterden North and Tenterden South shall comprise the areas of the borough wards of the same name; and the Tenterden West parish ward shall consist of the rest of the parish.

(3)

The number of councillors to be elected for each of the St Michaels and Tenterden South parish wards shall be five, for the Tenterden North parish ward shall be four, and for the Tenterden West parish ward shall be two.

9Revocation

The Borough of Ashford (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975 is hereby revoked.

Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions

Alan Whitehead

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,

Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions

1st November 2001

Schedule 1NAMES AND AREAS OF WARDS AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS

(1)(2)(3)
Name of WardArea of WardNumber of Councillors
Aylesford Green1
Beaver2
BiddendenThe parish of Biddenden1
Bockhanger1
Boughton Aluph and Eastwell1
Bybrook1
CharingThe parish ward of Charing of Charing parish1
Downs North1
Downs West1
Godinton2
Great Chart with Singleton North1
Highfield1
Isle of OxneyThe parishes of Appledore, Kenardington, Stone-cum-Ebony and Wittersham1
Kennington1
Little Burton Farm1
Norman1
North Willesborough2
Park Farm North1
Park Farm South1
Rolvenden and Tenterden West1
Saxon ShoreThe parishes of Aldington, Bilsington, Bonnington, Brabourne, Brook, Hastingleigh, Ruckinge and Smeeth2
Singleton South1
South Willesborough1
St Michaels1
Stanhope1
Stour2
Tenterden North1
Tenterden South1
Victoria2
Washford1
Weald CentralThe parishes of Bethersden, High Halden, Little Chart and Pluckley, and the parish ward of Charing Heath of Charing parish2
Weald East1
Weald NorthThe parishes of Egerton and Smarden1
Weald South2
WyeThe parish of Wye with Hinxhill1

NAMES AND AREAS OF WARDS

(1)(2)
Name of WardArea of Ward
Kingsnorth VillageSo much of the borough ward of Weald East as comprises part of the parish of Kingsnorth
Park Farm NorthThe borough ward of Park Farm North
Park Farm SouthThe borough ward of Park Farm South
Stubbs CrossSo much of the borough ward of Weald South as comprises part of the parish of Kingsnorth
WashfordSo much of the borough ward of Washford as comprises part of the parish of Kingsnorth

NAMES AND AREAS OF WARDS

(1)(2)
Name of WardArea of Ward
Sevington NorthSo much of the borough ward of Highfield as comprises part of the parish of Sevington
Sevington SouthSo much of the borough ward of Weald East as comprises part of the parish of Sevington

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order gives effect to recommendations by the Local Government Commission for England for electoral changes in the borough of Ashford. The changes have effect in relation to local government elections to be held on and after 1st May 2003.

Article 2 abolishes the existing wards of the borough and provides for the creation of 35 new wards. That article and Schedule 1 also make provision for the names and areas of, and numbers of councillors for, the new wards.

Article 3 provides for the election of all councillors of the borough of Ashford to take place in 2003 and four years after that year.

Articles 4 to 8 make electoral changes in the parishes of Great Chart with Singleton, Kingsnorth, Sevington, Stanhope and Tenterden.

Article 9 revokes the Borough of Ashford (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975.

The areas of the new borough wards are demarcated on the map described in article 1(3). Prints of the map may be inspected at all reasonable times at the offices of Ashford Borough Council and at the offices of the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, 2nd Floor, Ashdown House, 123 Victoria Street, London SW1E 6DE.