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The Borough of Hinckley and Bosworth (Electoral Changes) Order 2002

S.I. 2002/2888 · Made 19 November 2002

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LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND

Made 19th November 2002

Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2)

Whereas the Boundary Committee for Englandf1, acting pursuant to section 15(4) of the Local Government Act 1992f2, has submitted to the Electoral Commissionf3 recommendations dated June 2002 on its review of the boroughf4 of Hinckley and Bosworth:

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

f1

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.

f2

1992 c. 19. This section has been amended by S.I. 2001/3962.

f3

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).

f4

The non-metropolitan district of Hinckley and Bosworth has the status of a borough.

f5

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.

f6

This section has been amended by S.I. 2001/3962.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Interpretation
  3. 3Wards of the borough of Hinckley and Bosworth
  4. 4Wards of the parish of Burbage
  5. 5Wards of the parish of Earl Shilton
  6. 6Wards of the parish of Groby
  7. 7Maps
  8. 8Electoral registers
  9. 9Revocation
  10. Signature
  11. Schedule 1NAMES AND AREAS OF WARDS AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS
  12. Schedule 2WARDS OF THE PARISH OF GROBY
  13. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Borough of Hinckley and Bosworth (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 the day after that on which it is made;

(b)

for all other purposes, on 1st May 2003.

2Interpretation

In this Order—

  • “borough” means the borough of Hinckley and Bosworth;

  • “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 Hinckley and Bosworth (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 Hinckley and Bosworth 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 Hinckley and Bosworth

(1)

The existing wards of the boroughf1 shall be abolished.

(2)

The borough shall be divided into sixteen 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 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.

4Wards of the parish of Burbage

(1)

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

(2)

The parish shall be divided into five parish wards which shall bear the names Lash Hill, St Catherines, Sketchley, Stretton and Tilton; and the wards shall comprise the areas designated on sheet 6 by reference to the name of the ward and demarcated by orange lines.

(3)

The number of councillors to be elected for the Lash Hill parish ward shall be five, for the St Catherines parish ward shall be three and for each of the Sketchley, Stretton and Tilton parish wards shall be four.

5Wards of the parish of Earl Shilton

(1)

The existing wards of the parish of Earl Shilton shall be abolished.

(2)

The parish shall be divided into four parish wards which shall bear the names Church, Townlands, Weavers and Westfield; and the wards shall comprise the areas designated on sheet 5 by reference to the name of the ward and demarcated by orange lines.

(3)

The number of councillors to be elected for the Church parish ward shall be two and for each of the Townlands, Weavers and Westfield parish wards shall be four.

6Wards of the parish of Groby

(1)

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

(2)

The parish shall be divided into two 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 the number specified in respect of the parish ward in column (3) of that Schedule.

7Maps

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

8Electoral 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.

9Revocation

The Borough of Hinckley and Bosworth (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980f1 is revoked.

Signature

Signed by the members of the Electoral Commission

Pamela Gordon

Commissioner

28th October 2002

Glyn Mathias

Commissioner

14th November 2002

Neil McIntosh

Commissioner

14th November 2002

Karamjit Singh

Commissioner

19th November 2002

Sam Younger

Commissioner

19th November 2002

Graham Zellick

Commissioner

28th October 2002

Schedule 1NAMES AND AREAS OF WARDS AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS

(1)(2)(3)
Name of WardArea of WardNumber of Councillors
Ambien1
Barlestone, Nailstone and OsbastonThe parishes of Barlestone, Nailstone and Osbaston1
Barwell3
Burbage St Catherines and Lash Hill2
Burbage Sketchley and Stretton3
Cadeby, Carlton and Market Bosworth with ShackerstoneThe parishes of Cadeby, Carlton, Market Bosworth and Shackerstone1
Earl ShiltonThe parish of Earl Shilton3
Groby2
Hinckley Castle2
Hinckley Clarendon3
Hinckley De Montfort3
Hinckley Trinity2
Markfield, Stanton and Fieldhead2
Newbold Verdon with Desford and PeckletonThe parishes of Desford, Newbold Verdon and Peckleton3
Ratby, Bagworth and ThorntonThe parishes of Bagworth and Thornton, and Ratby2
Twycross and Witherley with SheepyThe parishes of Twycross and Witherley and the parish ward of Sheepy of the parish of Sheepy1

Schedule 2WARDS OF THE PARISH OF GROBY

(1)(2)(3)
Name of WardArea of WardNumber of Councillors
FieldheadSo much of the borough ward of Markfield, Stanton and Fieldhead as comprises the parish of Groby3
GrobyThe borough ward of Groby13

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 Hinckley and Bosworth.

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 16 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 6 make electoral changes in the parishes of Burbage, Earl Shilton and Groby.

Article 8 obliges the Electoral Registration Officer to make any necessary amendments to the electoral register to reflect the new electoral arrangements.

Article 9 revokes the Borough of Hinckley and Bosworth (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980 (S.I. 1980/138).

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 Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council and at the principal office of the Electoral Commission at Trevelyan House, Great Peter Street, London SW1P 2HW.