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

S.I. 2002/2888 · made 19 November 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 Hinckley and Bosworth.

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

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/borough-of-hinckley-and-bosworth-electoral-changes-order-2002/pdf/uksi_20022888_en.pdf

## Introductory text

LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND
Made 19th November 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 recommendations dated June 2002 on its review of the borough 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 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 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.

## 2 Interpretation

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.

## 3 Wards of the borough of Hinckley and Bosworth

(1) The existing wards of the borough 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.

## 4 Wards 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.

## 5 Wards 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.

## 6 Wards 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.

## 7 Maps

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.

## 8 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.

## 9 Revocation

The Borough of Hinckley and Bosworth (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980 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 1 NAMES AND AREAS OF WARDS AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS

(1)
(2)
(3)
Name of Ward
Area of Ward
Number of Councillors
Ambien
1
Barlestone, Nailstone and Osbaston
The parishes of Barlestone, Nailstone and Osbaston
1
Barwell
3
Burbage St Catherines and Lash Hill
2
Burbage Sketchley and Stretton
3
Cadeby, Carlton and Market Bosworth with Shackerstone
The parishes of Cadeby, Carlton, Market Bosworth and Shackerstone
1
Earl Shilton
The parish of Earl Shilton
3
Groby
2
Hinckley Castle
2
Hinckley Clarendon
3
Hinckley De Montfort
3
Hinckley Trinity
2
Markfield, Stanton and Fieldhead
2
Newbold Verdon with Desford and Peckleton
The parishes of Desford, Newbold Verdon and Peckleton
3
Ratby, Bagworth and Thornton
The parishes of Bagworth and Thornton, and Ratby
2
Twycross and Witherley with Sheepy
The parishes of Twycross and Witherley and the parish ward of Sheepy of the parish of Sheepy
1

## Schedule 2 WARDS OF THE PARISH OF GROBY

(1)
(2)
(3)
Name of Ward
Area of Ward
Number of Councillors
Fieldhead
So much of the borough ward of Markfield, Stanton and Fieldhead as comprises the parish of Groby
3
Groby
The borough ward of Groby
13

## 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.

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