The Borough of King’s Lynn and West Norfolk (Electoral Changes) Order 2002
S.I. 2002/3227 · Made 18 December 2002
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND
Made 18th December 2002
Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2)
And whereas the Electoral Commission have decided to give effect, with modifications, 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 changes 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 King’s Lynn has the status of a borough.
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This section has been amended by S.I. 2001/3962 and also otherwise in ways 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 King’s Lynn and West Norfolk
- 4Wards of the parish of Downham Market
- 5Wards of the parish of Walsoken
- 6Maps
- 7Electoral registers
- 8Revocation
- Signature
- Schedule 1NAMES AND AREAS OF WARDS AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS
- Schedule 2WARDS OF THE PARISH OF WALSOKENNAMES AND AREAS OF WARDS AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS
- Explanatory note
1Citation and commencement
This Order may be cited as the Borough of King’s Lynn and West Norfolk (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 1st 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 King’s Lynn and West Norfolk;
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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 King’s Lynn and West Norfolk (Electoral Changes) Order 2002”, of which prints are available for inspection at—
the principal office of the Electoral Commission; and
the offices of King’s Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council.
3Wards of the borough of King’s Lynn and West Norfolk
The existing wards of the boroughf1 shall be abolished.
The borough shall be divided into forty-two wards which shall bear the names set out in column (1) of Schedule 1.
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.
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 Downham Market
The parish of Downham Market shall be divided into four parish wards which shall bear the names Downham Old Town, East Downham, North Downham and South Downham; and each parish ward shall comprise the area of the borough ward bearing the same name; and the number of parish councillors to be elected for each parish ward shall be five.
5Wards of the parish of Walsoken
The parish of Walsoken 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), 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.
6Maps
King’s Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council shall make a print of the map marked “Map referred to in the Borough of King’s Lynn and West Norfolk (Electoral Changes) Order 2002” available for inspection at its offices by any member of the public at any reasonable time.
7Electoral 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.
8Revocation
The Borough of West Norfolk (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979f1 is revoked, save for article 8.
Signature
Signed by the members of the Electoral Commission
Pamela Gordon
Commissioner
12th December 2002
Glyn Mathias
Commissioner
12th December 2002
Neil McIntosh
Commissioner
12th December 2002
Karamjit Singh
Commissioner
18th December 2002
Sam Younger
Commissioner
12th December 2002
Graham Zellick
Commissioner
12th December 2002
Schedule 1NAMES AND AREAS OF WARDS AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
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| Name of Ward | Area of Ward | Number of councillors |
| Airfield | The parishes of Marham, Shouldham, Shouldham Thorpe, Tottenhill, Runcton Holme and Wormegay | 2 |
| Brancaster | The parishes of Brancaster, Choseley, Thornham and Titchwell | 1 |
| Burnham | The parishes of Burnham Market, Burnham Norton, Burnham Overy, Burnham Thorpe and North Creake | 1 |
| Clenchwarton | The parish of Clenchwarton | 1 |
| Denton | The parishes of Feltwell, Hockwold cum Wilton, Methwold, Northwold and Southery | 3 |
| Dersingham | The parish of Dersingham | 2 |
| Docking | The parishes of Bircham, Bagthorpe with Barmer, Barwick, Docking and Stanhoe | 1 |
| Downham Old Town | 1 | |
| East Downham | 1 | |
| Emneth with Outwell | The parishes of Emneth and Outwell | 2 |
| Fairstead | 2 | |
| Gayton | The parishes of Bawsey, Gayton and Leziate | 1 |
| Gaywood Chase | 2 | |
| Gaywood North Bank | 3 | |
| Grimston | The parishes of Grimston and Roydon | 1 |
| Heacham | The parish of Heacham | 2 |
| Hilgay with Denver | The parishes of Denver, Fordham, Hilgay and Ryston | 1 |
| Hunstanton | The parishes of Holme next the Sea, Hunstanton, Old Hunstanton and Ringstead | 3 |
| Mershe Lande | 1 | |
| North Downham | 1 | |
| North Lynn | 2 | |
| North Wootton | The parish of North Wootton | 1 |
| Old Gaywood | 1 | |
| Rudham | The parishes of East Rudham, Harpley, Houghton, South Creake, Syderstone and West Rudham | 1 |
| Priory | The parishes of Castle Acre, East Winch, East Walton West Acre and Pentney | 1 |
| St Lawrence | The parishes of Terrington St John and Tilney St Lawrence | 1 |
| St Margarets with St Nicholas | 2 | |
| Snettisham | The parishes of Fring, Ingoldisthorpe, Sedgeford, Shernborne and Snettisham | 2 |
| South and West Lynn | 2 | |
| South Downham | 1 | |
| South Wootton | 2 | |
| Spellowfields | The parishes of Terrington St Clement and Tilney All Saints | 2 |
| Springwood | 1 | |
| Upwell and Delph | The parishes of Downham West, Nordelph, Upwell and Welney and the Barroway Drove and West Stow parish wards of Stow Bardolph parish | 2 |
| Valley Hill | The parishes of Anmer, Congham, Flitcham with Appleton, Great Massingham, Hillington, Little Massingham and Sandringham | 1 |
| Walpole | The parishes of Walpole and Walpole Cross Keys | 1 |
| Walton | 1 | |
| Watlington | The parish of Watlington | 1 |
| West Winch | The parishes of Middleton, North Runcton and West Winch | 2 |
| Wiggenhall | The parishes of Wiggenhall St Germans and Wiggenhall St Mary Magdalen | 1 |
| Wimbotsham with Fincham | The parishes of Barton Bendish, Crimplesham, Fincham, Stradsett, West Dereham, Wimbotsham and the East Stow parish ward of Stow Bardolph parish | 1 |
| Wissey | The parishes of Boughton, Stoke Ferry, Wereham and Wretton | 1 |
Schedule 2WARDS OF THE PARISH OF WALSOKENNAMES AND AREAS OF WARDS AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
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| Name of Ward | Area of Ward | |
| North Walsoken | So much of the borough ward of Walton as comprises the parish of Walsoken | 1 |
| Walsoken Main | So much of the borough ward of Mershe Lande as comprises the parish of Walsoken | 9 |
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order gives effect, with modifications, to recommendations by the Boundary Committee for England, a committee of the Electoral Commission, for electoral changes in the borough of King’s Lynn and West Norfolk.
The modifications relate to the boundary between East Downham and North Downham ward, the naming of Hilgay with Denver ward, the naming of Brancaster ward, the naming of Priory ward and the naming of Upwell and Delph ward.
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 42 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 and 5 make electoral changes in the parishes of Downham Market and Walsoken.
Article 7 obliges the Electoral Registration Officer to make any necessary amendments to the electoral register to reflect the new electoral arrangements.
Article 8 revokes the Borough of West Norfolk (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979 (S.I. 1979/1295), with the exception of article 8.
The areas of the new borough 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 King’s Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council and at the principal office of the Electoral Commission at Trevelyan House, Great Peter Street, London SW1P 2HW.