The Borough of Bracknell Forest (Electoral Changes) Order 2002
S.I. 2002/2371 · Made 11 September 2002
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND
Made 11th September 2002
Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2)
And whereas the Electoral Commission have decided to give effect to those recommendations:
And whereas a period of not less than six weeks has expired since the receipt of 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 1st April 2002 (S.I. 2001/3962).
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The non-metropolitan district of Bracknell Forest has the status of a borough.
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This section has been amended by S.I. 2001/3962. There are amendments to this section made otherwise than by S.I. 2001/3962 that are 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 Bracknell Forest
- 4Wards of the parish of Bracknell
- 5Wards of the parish of Crowthorne
- 6Wards of the parish of Sandhurst
- 7Wards of the parish of Warfield
- 8Wards of the parish of Winkfield
- 9Maps
- 10Electoral Registers
- 11Revocation
- Signature
- Schedule 1NAMES OF WARDS AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS
- Schedule 2WARDS OF THE PARISH OF WINKFIELD
- Explanatory note
1Citation and commencement
This Order may be cited as the Borough of Bracknell Forest (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 lst May 2003, on the day after that on which it is made;
for all other purposes, on 1st May 2003.
2Interpretation
In this Order—
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“borough” means the borough of Bracknell Forest;
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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 Bracknell Forest (Electoral Changes) Order 2002”, of which prints are available for inspection at—
the principal office of the Electoral Commission; and
the offices of Bracknell Forest Borough Council; and
any reference to a numbered sheet is a reference to the sheet of the map which bears that number.
3Wards of the borough of Bracknell Forest
The existing wards of the boroughf1 shall be abolished.
The borough shall be divided into eighteen wards which shall bear the names set out in column (1) of Schedule 1.
The wards shall comprise the areas 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 (2) of that Schedule.
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.
4Wards of the parish of Bracknell
The existing wards of the parish of Bracknell shall be abolished.
The parish shall be divided into twelve parish wards which shall bear the names Birch Hill, Bullbrook, Crown Wood, Garth, Great Hollands North, Great Hollands South, Hanworth, Harmans Water, Old Bracknell, Priestwood, Town Centre and Wildridings; and the wards shall comprise the areas designated on sheet 4 by reference to the name of the ward and demarcated by orange lines.
The number of councillors to be elected for the Town Centre parish ward shall be one, for each of the Birch Hill, Crown Wood, Garth, Great Hollands North, Hanworth, Priestwood and Wildridings parish wards shall be two, and for each of the Bullbrook, Great Hollands South, Harmans Water and Old Bracknell parish wards shall be three.
5Wards of the parish of Crowthorne
The parish of Crowthorne shall be divided into two parish wards which shall bear the names Crowthorne and Crowthorne South; the Crowthorne parish ward shall comprise the area of the borough ward bearing the same name and the Crowthorne South parish ward shall consist of the rest of the parish.
The number of councillors elected for the Crowthorne South parish ward shall be two, and for the Crowthorne parish ward shall be eight.
6Wards of the parish of Sandhurst
The existing wards of the parish of Sandhurst shall be abolished.
The parish shall be divided into four parish wards which shall bear the names Central Sandhurst, College Town, Little Sandhurst and Owlsmoor; the Central Sandhurst, College Town and Owlsmoor parish wards shall comprise the area of the borough ward bearing the same name and the Little Sandhurst parish ward shall consist of the rest of the parish. The number of parish councillors to be elected for each parish ward shall be six.
7Wards of the parish of Warfield
The parish of Warfield shall be divided into four parish wards which shall bear the names Quelm, St Michael's, Warfield Park and Whitegrove; and the wards shall comprise the areas designated on sheet 4 by reference to the name of the ward and demarcated by orange lines.
The number of councillors to be elected for the St Michael’s parish ward shall be one, for the Warfield Park parish ward shall be two, for the Quelm parish ward shall be three, and for the Whitegrove parish ward shall be seven.
8Wards of the parish of Winkfield
The existing wards of the parish of Winkfield shall be abolished.
The parish shall be divided into four 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 set out in column (2) of that Schedule, and the number of parish councillors to be elected for each parish ward shall be the number specified in respect of the parish ward in column (3) of that Schedule.
9Maps
Bracknell Forest Borough Council shall make a print of the map marked “Map referred to in the Borough of Bracknell Forest (Electoral Changes) Order 2002” available for inspection at its offices by any member of the public at any reasonable time.
10Electoral Registers
The Electoral Registration Officerf1 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.
11Revocation
The District of Bracknell (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977f1 is revoked, save for article 5.
Signature
Signed by the members of the Electoral Commission
Pamela Gordon
Commissioner
11th September 2002
Glyn Mathias
Commissioner
11th September 2002
Neil McIntosh
Commissioner
11th September 2002
Karamjit Singh
Commissioner
11th September 2002
Sam Younger
Commissioner
11th September 2002
Graham Zellick
Commissioner
11th September 2002
Schedule 1NAMES OF WARDS AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS
| (1) | (2) |
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| Name of Ward | Number of Councillors |
| Ascot | 2 |
| Binfield with Warfield | 3 |
| Bullbrook | 2 |
| Central Sandhurst | 2 |
| College Town | 2 |
| Crown Wood | 3 |
| Crowthorne | 2 |
| Great Hollands North | 2 |
| Great Hollands South | 2 |
| Hanworth | 3 |
| Harmans Water | 3 |
| Little Sandhurst and Wellington | 2 |
| Old Bracknell | 2 |
| Owlsmoor | 2 |
| Priestwood and Garth | 3 |
| Warfield Harvest Ride | 3 |
| Wildridings and Central | 2 |
| Winkfield and Cranbourne | 2 |
Schedule 2WARDS OF THE PARISH OF WINKFIELD
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
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| Name of Ward | Area of Ward | Number of Councillors |
| Ascot Priory | The borough ward of Ascot | 6 |
| Forest Park | So much of the borough ward of Crown Wood as comprises the parish of Winkfield | 5 |
| Martins Heron and Warren | So much of the borough ward of Harmans Water as comprises the parish of Winkfield | 2 |
| Winkfield and Cranbourne | So much of the borough ward of Winkfield and Cranbourne as comprises the parish of Winkfield | 5 |
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 Bracknell Forest.
The changes have effect in relation to local government elections to be held on and after lst May 2003.
Article 3 abolishes the existing wards of the borough and provides for the creation of 18 new wards. That article and Schedule 1 also make provision for the names and areas of, and numbers of councillors for, the new wards.
Articles 4 to 8 make electoral changes in the parishes of Bracknell, Crowthorne, Sandhurst, Warfield and Winkfield.
Article 10 obliges the Electoral Registration Officer to make any necessary amendments to the electoral register to reflect the new electoral arrangements.
Article 11 revokes the District of Bracknell (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977 (S.I. 1977/1273), with the exception of article 5.
The areas of the new borough and parish 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 Bracknell Forest Borough Council and at the principal office of the Electoral Commission at Trevelyan House, Great Peter Street, London SWIP 2HW.