# The Borough of Blackpool (Electoral Changes) Order 2002

S.I. 2002/2240 · made 29 August 2002

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 Blackpool. The changes have effect in relation to local government elections to be held on and after 1st May 2003.

Made under: Local Government Act 1992 (Section 17, Section 26)

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/borough-of-blackpool-electoral-changes-order-2002/pdf/uksi_20022240_en.pdf

## Introductory text

LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND
Made 29th August 2002
Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2)
Whereas the Boundary Committee for England, acting pursuant to section 15(4) of the Local Government Act 1992, has submitted to the Electoral Commission a report dated April 2002 on its review of the borough of Blackpool together with its recommendations:
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 17 and 26 of the Local Government Act 1992, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:

## 1 Citation and commencement

(1) This Order may be cited as the Borough of Blackpool (Electoral Changes) Order 2002.
(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.

## 2 Interpretation

In this Order—
“borough” means the borough of Blackpool;
“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 marked “Map referred to in the Borough of Blackpool (Electoral Changes) Order 2002”, of which prints are available for inspection at—
(a) the principal office of the Electoral Commission; and
(b) the offices of Blackpool Borough Council.

## 3 Wards of the borough of Blackpool

(1) The existing wards of the borough shall be abolished.
(2) The borough shall be divided into twenty-one wards which shall bear the names set out in the Schedule.
(3) The wards shall comprise 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 two.
(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.

## 4 Map

The Blackpool Borough Council shall make a print of the map marked “Map referred to in the Borough of Blackpool (Electoral Changes) Order 2002” available for inspection at its offices by any member of the public at any reasonable time.

## 5 Electoral Registers

The Electoral Registration Officer for the borough shall make such rearrangement of, or adaptation of, the register of local government electors as may be necessary for the purposes of, and in consequence of, this Order.

## 6 Revocation

The Borough of Blackpool (Electoral Changes) Order 1997 is revoked, save for article 3.

## Signature

Signed by the members of the Electoral Commission
Pamela Gordon
Commissioner
29th August 2002
Glyn Mathias
Commissioner
13th August 2002
Neil McIntosh
Commissioner
7th August 2002
Karamjit Singh
Commissioner
7th August 2002
Sam Younger
Commissioner
7th August 2002
Graham Zellick
Commissioner
15th August 2002

## NAMES OF WARDS

Anchorsholme
Bispham
Bloomfield
Brunswick
Claremont
Clifton
Greenlands
Hawes Side
Highfield
Ingthorpe
Layton
Marton
Norbreck
Park
Squires Gate
Stanley
Talbot
Tyldesley
Victoria
Warbreck
Waterloo

## 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 Blackpool. The changes have effect in relation to local government elections to be held on and after 1st May 2003.
Article 3 abolishes the existing wards of the borough and provides for the creation of 21 new wards. That article and the Schedule also make provision for the names and areas of, and numbers of councillors for, the new wards.
Article 5 obliges the Electoral Registration Officer to make any necessary amendments to the electoral register to reflect the new electoral arrangements.
Article 6 revokes the Borough of Blackpool (Electoral Changes) Order 1997 (S.I. 1997/783), with the exception of article 3.
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 Blackpool Borough Council and at the principal office of the Electoral Commission, Trevelyan House, Great Peter Street, London SW1P 2HW.

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