Article 5 Wards of the parish of Shildon

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

The parish shall be divided into four parish wards which shall bear the names Byerley, Eldon, Sunnydale and Thickley; and the wards shall comprise the areas designated on sheet 7 by reference to the name of the ward and demarcated by orange lines.

The number of councillors to be elected for each of the Sunnydale and Thickley parish wards shall be six, for the Byerley parish ward shall be five and for the Eldon parish ward shall be one.