Explanatory note

This Order gives effect, subject to modifications, to recommendations by the Local Government Commission for England for electoral changes in the borough of Ipswich. The changes have effect in relation to local government elections to be held on and after 2nd May 2002.

The modifications relate to names of wards. The Secretary of State has decided that the wards shown in the first column of the Table below with the names proposed by the Commission should be named in accordance with the second column.

Article 2 abolishes the existing wards of the borough and provides for the creation of 16 new wards. That article also makes provision for the names and areas of, and numbers of councillors for, the new wards.

Article 3 makes provision for a whole council election in 2002 and for reversion to elections by thirds in subsequent years.

Article 4 revokes the Borough of Ipswich (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978.

The areas of the new borough wards are demarcated on the map described in article 1(3). Prints of the map may be inspected at all reasonable times at the offices of Ipswich Council and at the offices of the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, 2nd Floor, Ashdown House, 123 Victoria Street, London SW1E 6DE.