The Borough of Blackburn with Darwen (Electoral Changes) Order 2002
S.I. 2002/3223 · Made 18 December 2002
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND
Made 18th December 2002
Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2)
And whereas a period of not less than six weeks has expired since the receipt of those recommendations:
And whereas the Electoral Commission have decided to give effect to those recommendations:
Now, therefore, the Electoral Commission, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 17f5 and 26f6 of the Local Government Act 1992, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:
Annotations to the whole text
Footnotes
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The Boundary Committee for England is a committee of the Electoral Commission, established by the Electoral Commission in accordance with section 14 of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c. 41). The Local Government Commission for England (Transfer of Functions) Order 2001 (S.I. 2001/3962) transferred to the Electoral Commission the functions of the Local Government Commission for England.
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1992 c. 19. This section has been amended by S.I. 2001/3962.
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The Electoral Commission was established by the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums act 2000 (c. 41). The functions of the Secretary of State, under sections 13 to 15 and 17 of the Local Government Act 1992, to the extent that they relate to electoral arrangements within the meaning of that Act, were transferred with modifications to the Electoral Commission on 1 April 2002 (S.I. 2001/3962).
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The non-metropolitan district of Blackburn with Darwen has the status of a borough.
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This section has been amended by S.I. 2001/3962 and also otherwise in ways not relevant to this Order.
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This section has been amended by S.I. 2001/3962.
Contents
- 1Citation and commencement
- 2Interpretation
- 3Wards of the borough of Blackburn with Darwen
- 4Wards of the borough of Blackburn with Darwen
- 5Maps
- 6Electoral Registers
- 7Revocation
- Signature
- Schedule 1NAMES AND AREAS OF WARDS AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS
- Schedule 2ORDER OF RETIREMENT OF COUNCILLORS
- Explanatory note
1Citation and commencement
This Order may be cited as the Borough of Blackburn with Darwen (Electoral Changes) Order 2002.
This Order shall come into force—
for the purpose of proceedings preliminary or relating to any election to be held on 6th May 2004f1, on 15th October 2003;
for all other purposes, on 6th May 2004.
2Interpretation
In this Order—
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“borough” means the borough of Blackburn with Darwen;
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“existing”, in relation to a ward, means the ward as it exists on the date this Order is made;
any reference to the map is a reference to the map marked “Map referred to in the Borough of Blackburn with Darwen (Electoral Changes) Order 2002”, of which prints are available for inspection at—
the principal office of the Electoral Commission; and
the offices of Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council.
3Wards of the borough of Blackburn with Darwen
The existing wards of the boroughf1 shall be abolished.
4Wards of the borough of Blackburn with Darwen
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.
5Maps
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council shall make a print of the map marked “Map referred to in the Borough of Blackburn with Darwen (Electoral Changes) Order 2002” available for inspection at its offices by any member of the public at any reasonable time.
6Electoral Registers
The Electoral Registration Officerf1 for the borough shall make such rearrangement of, or adapation of, the register of local government electors as may be necessary for the purposes of, and in consequence of, this Order.
7Revocation
Article 3 of The Borough of Blackburn (Parishes and Electoral Changes) Order 1997f1 is revoked.
Signature
Signed by the members of the Electoral Commission:
Pamela Gordon
Commissioner
12th December 2002
Glyn Mathias
Commissioner
12th December 2002
Neil McIntosh
Commissioner
12th December 2002
Karamjit Singh
Commissioner
18th December 2002
Sam Younger
Commissioner
12th December 2002
Graham Zellick
Commissioner
12th December 2002
Schedule 1NAMES AND AREAS OF WARDS AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
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| Name of Ward | Area of Ward | Number of councillors |
| Audley | 3 | |
| Bastwell | 3 | |
| Beardwood with Lammack | 3 | |
| Corporation Park | 3 | |
| Earcroft | 2 | |
| East Rural | The parish of Eccleshill and the parish of Yate and Pickup Bank. | 1 |
| Ewood | 3 | |
| Fernhurst | 3 | |
| Higher Croft | 3 | |
| Little Harwood | 3 | |
| Livesey with Pleasington | The parishes of Livesey and Pleasington | 3 |
| Marsh House | 3 | |
| Meadowhead | 3 | |
| Mill Hill | 3 | |
| North Turton with Tockholes | The parishes of North Turton and Tockholes | 2 |
| Queen’s Park | 3 | |
| Roe Lee | 3 | |
| Shadsworth with Whitebirk | 3 | |
| Shear Brow | 3 | |
| Sudell | 3 | |
| Sunnyhurst | 3 | |
| Wensley Fold | 3 | |
| Whitehall | 2 |
Schedule 2ORDER OF RETIREMENT OF COUNCILLORS
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
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| Name of Ward | Number of councillors to retire in 2006 | Number of councillors to retire in 2007 | Number of councillors to retire in 2008 |
| Audley | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Bastwell | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Beardwood with Lammack | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Corporation Park | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Earcroft | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| East Rural | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ewood | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Fernhurst | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Higher Croft | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Little Harwood | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Livesey with Pleasington | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Marsh House | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Meadowhead | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Mill Hill | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| North Turton with Tockholes | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Queen’s Park | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Roe Lee | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Shadsworth with Whitebirk | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Shear Brow | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Sudell | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Sunnyhurst | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Wensley Fold | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Whitehall | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order gives effect to recommendations by the Boundary Committee for England, a committee of the Electoral Commission, for electoral changes in the borough of Blackburn with Darwen. The changes have effect in relation to local government elections to be held on and after 6th May 2004.
Article 3 abolishes the existing wards of the borough and provides for the creation of 23 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 4 makes provision for a whole council election in 2004 and for reversion to the established system of elections by thirds in subsequent years. Schedule 2 provides for the order of retirement of councillors.
Article 6 obliges the Electoral Registration Officer to make any necessary amendments to the electoral register to reflect the new electoral arrangements.
Article 7 revokes Article 3 of the Borough of Blackburn (Parishes and Electoral Changes) Order 1997 (S.I. 1997/782).
The areas of the new borough wards are demarcated on the map described in Article 2. Prints of the map may be inspected at all reasonable times at the offices of Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council and at the principal office of the Electoral Commission at Trevelyan House, Great Peter Street, London SW1P 2HW.