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The Borough of Kettering (Electoral Changes) Order 2006

S.I. 2006/3109 · Made 23 November 2006

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local government, england

Made 23rd November 2006

Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2)

The Boundary Committee for Englandf1, under section 15(4) of the Local Government Act 1992f2 (“the 1992 Act”), have conducted a review of the borough of Ketteringf3 and have submitted to the Electoral Commissionf4 recommendations dated May 2006.

A period of not less than six weeks has expired since the receipt of those recommendations.

The Electoral Commission have decided to give effect, without modification, to those recommendations.

Accordingly, the Electoral Commission, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 17f5 and 26f6 of the 1992 Act, 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 (“the 2000 Act”) (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 non-metropolitan district of Kettering has the status of a borough.

f4

The Electoral Commission was established by the 2000 Act (c.41). The functions of the Secretary of State, under sections 13 to 15 and 17 of the 1992 Act (c.19), to the extent that they relate to electoral changes within the meaning of that Act, were transferred with modifications to the Electoral Commission on 1st April 2002 (S.I. 2001/3962).

f5

This section has been amended by S.I. 2001/3962 and also otherwise in ways 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 Kettering
  4. 4Wards of the parish of Desborough
  5. 5Map
  6. 6Electoral register
  7. 7Revocation
  8. Signature
  9. Schedule NAMES AND AREAS OF WARDS AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS
  10. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Borough of Kettering (Electoral Changes) Order 2006.

(2)

This Order comes into force—

(a)

for the purpose of proceedings preliminary or relating to any election to be held on the ordinary day of election of councillorsf1 in 2007, on the day after that on which it is made;

(b)

for all other purposes, on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2007.

2Interpretation

In this Order—

  • “borough” means the borough of Kettering;

  • “existing”, in relation to a ward, means the ward as it exists on the date this Order is made;

  • “map” means the map marked “Map referred to in the Borough of Kettering (Electoral Changes) Order 2006”, of which prints are available for inspection at the principal office of the Electoral Commission; 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 Kettering

(1)

The existing wards of the boroughf1 shall be abolished.

(2)

The borough shall be divided into seventeen wards which shall be named as set out in column (1) of the Schedule.

(3)

Each ward shall comprise the area described in column (2) of the 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.

(4)

The number of councillors to be elected for each ward shall be the number specified in respect of the ward in column (3) of the Schedule.

(5)

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 Desborough

(1)

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

(2)

The parish shall be divided into two wards which shall be named Loatland and St Giles.

(3)

Each ward shall comprise the area designated on sheet 1 by reference to the name of the ward and demarcated by orange lines.

(4)

The number of councillors to be elected for each ward shall be six.

5Map

Kettering Borough Council shall make a print of the map available for inspection at its offices by any member of the public at any reasonable time.

6Electoral register

The 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.

7Revocation

The Borough of Kettering (Electoral Changes) Order 1998f1, save for article 5, and article 7 of the Kettering (Parishes and Electoral Changes) (No. 2) Order 2001f2, are revoked.

Signature

Sealed with the seal of the Electoral Commission on the 23rd day of November 2006

L.S.

Sam Younger

Chairman of the Commission

23rd November 2006

Jacqui Dixon

Secretary to the Commission

23rd November 2006

NAMES AND AREAS OF WARDS AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS

Column (1)Column (2)Column (3)
Name of WardArea of WardNumber of Councillors
All Saints3
Avondale Grange2
Barton2
Brambleside2
Burton LatimerBurton Latimer parish3
Desborough LoatlandLoatland parish ward of Desborough parish2
Desborough St GilesSt Giles parish ward of Desborough parish2
Ise Lodge3
Northfield1
Pipers Hill2
Queen Eleanor and BuccleuchCranford parish; Geddington parish; Grafton Underwood parish; Newton and Little Oakley parish; Warkton parish; Weekley parish1
RothwellRothwell parish3
SladeBroughton parish; Cransley parish; Harrington parish; Loddington parish; Mawsley parish; Orton parish; Pytchley parish; Thorpe Malsor parish2
St Michael’s and Wicksteed3
St Peter’s2
WellandAshley parish; Brampton Ash parish; Braybrooke parish; Dingley parish; Rushton parish; Stoke Albany parish; Sutton Bassett parish; Weston by Welland parish; Wilbarston parish1
William Knibb2

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order makes changes to the electoral arrangements for the borough of Kettering following recommendations made by the Boundary Committee for England to the Electoral Commission.

The Electoral Commission accepted the Boundary Committee’s recommendations without modification.

The electoral changes apply in respect of local government elections to be held on and after the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2007.

Article 3 abolishes the existing wards of the borough and replaces them with 17 new ones. That article, the Schedule and the map also establish the names and areas of the new borough wards and the numbers of borough councillors for each ward.

Article 4 abolishes the existing parish wards of the parish of Desborough and replaces them with 2 new ones. That article and the map also establish the names and areas of the new parish wards and the numbers of parish councillors for each ward.

Article 6 obliges the Electoral Registration Officer to make any necessary amendments to the electoral register to reflect the new electoral arrangements.

Article 7 revokes the Borough of Kettering (Electoral Changes) Order 1998, save for article 5, and article 7 of the Kettering (Parishes and Electoral Changes) (No. 2) Order 2001.

The map defined in article 2 shows the new borough and parish wards. It is available at www.boundarycommittee.org.uk/your-area/kettering.cfm and, at all reasonable times, at the offices of Kettering Borough Council and at the principal office of the Electoral Commission at Trevelyan House, Great Peter Street, London SW1P 2HW.