The Borough of St Edmundsbury (Electoral Changes) Order 2001
S.I. 2001/3895 · Made 4 December 2001
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND
Made 4th December 2001
Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2)
And whereas the Secretary of State has decided to give effect to those recommendations:
Now, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 17f3 and 26 of the Local Government Act 1992, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:
Annotations to the whole text
Footnotes
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The non-metropolitan district of St Edmundsbury has the status of a borough.
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Section 17 is amended by section 39(4) and (5) of the Police and Magistrates' Courts Act 1994 (c. 29).
Contents
- 1Citation, commencement and interpretation
- 2Wards of the borough of St Edmundsbury
- 3Elections of the council of St Edmundsbury
- 4Wards of the parish of Fornham All Saints
- 5Wards of the parish of Haverhill
- 6Wards of the parish of Honington-cum-Sapiston
- 7Revocation
- Signature
- Schedule 1NAMES AND AREAS OF WARDS AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS
- Schedule 2WARDS OF THE PARISH OF FORNHAM ALL SAINTS
- Schedule 3WARDS OF THE PARISH OF HONINGTON-CUM-SAPISTON
- Explanatory note
1Citation, commencement and interpretation
This Order may be cited as the Borough of St Edmundsbury (Electoral Changes) Order 2001.
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 15th October 2002;
for all other purposes, on 1st May 2003.
In this Order—
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“borough” means the borough of St Edmundsbury;
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“existing”, in relation to a ward, means the ward as it exists on the date this Order is made; and
any reference to the map is a reference to the map prepared by the Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions marked “Map of the Borough of St Edmundsbury (Electoral Changes) Order 2001”, and deposited in accordance with regulation 27 of the Local Government Changes for England Regulations 1994f1.
2Wards of the borough of St Edmundsbury
The existing wards of the boroughf1 shall be abolished.
The borough shall be divided into thirty-one 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 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.
3Elections of the council of St Edmundsbury
The ordinary elections of all councillors of the borough of St Edmundsbury shall be held simultaneously on the ordinary day of election of non-metropolitan district councillors in 2003f1 and every fourth year after 2003.
The term of office of councillors shall be four years; and all councillors shall retire on the fourth day after the ordinary day of election of councillors in the year of retirement and the newly-elected councillors shall come into office on the day on which their predecessors retire.
4Wards of the parish of Fornham All Saints
The parish of Fornham. All Saints 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.
5Wards of the parish of Haverhill
The existing wards of the parish of Haverhill shall be abolished.
The parish shall be divided into four parish wards which shall bear the names Haverhill East, Haverhill North, Haverhill South and Haverhill West; each parish ward shall comprise the area of the borough ward bearing the same name; and the number of councillors to be elected for each of the Haverhill East and Haverhill North parish wards shall be five, and for each of the Haverhill South and Haverhill West parish wards shall be three.
6Wards of the parish of Honington-cum-Sapiston
The parish of Honington-cum-Sapiston shall be divided into two parish wards which shall bear the names set out in column (1) of Schedule 3; 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.
7Revocation
The Borough of St Edmundsbury (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978 is hereby revoked.
Signature
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions
Alan Whitehead
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions
4th December 2001
Schedule 1NAMES AND AREAS OF WARDS AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
|---|---|---|
| Name of ward | Area of ward | Number of Councillors |
| Abbeygate | 2 | |
| Bardwell | 1 | |
| Barningham | The parishes of Barningham, Hopton, Hepworth, Knettishall, Market Weston and Thelnetham | 1 |
| Barrow | The parishes of Barrow, Denham, The Saxhams and Westley | 1 |
| Cavendish | The parishes of Brockley, Cavendish, Denston, Hawkedon, Poslingford and Stansfield | 1 |
| Chedburgh | The parishes of Chedburgh, Chevington, Hawstead, Rede and Whepstead | 1 |
| Clare | The parish of Clare | 1 |
| Eastgate | 1 | |
| Fornham | 1 | |
| Great Barton | The parish of Great Barton | 1 |
| Haverhill East | 3 | |
| Haverhill North | 3 | |
| Haverhill South | 2 | |
| Haverhill West | 2 | |
| Horringer and Whelnetham | The parishes of Nowton, Great Whelnetham, Horringer, Ickworth and Little Whelnetham | 1 |
| Hundon | The parishes of Hundon, Stoke-by-Clare, Stradishall and Wixoe | 1 |
| Ixworth | The parishes of Ixworth and Ixworth Thorpe | 1 |
| Kedington | The parishes of Barnardiston and Kedington | 1 |
| Minden | 2 | |
| Moreton Hall | 3 | |
| Northgate | 1 | |
| Pakenham | 1 | |
| Risby | The parishes of Culford, Flempton, Hengrave, Ingham, Lackford, Risby, West Stow and Wordwell | 1 |
| Risbygate | 2 | |
| Rougham | The parishes of Bradfield Combust with Stanningfield, Bradfield St Clare, Bradfield St George and Rusbrooke with Rougham | 1 |
| St Olaves | 2 | |
| Southgate | 2 | |
| Stanton | The parish of Stanton | 1 |
| Westgate | 2 | |
| Wickhambrook | The parishes of Depden, Hargrave, Lidgate, Ousden and Wickhambrook | 1 |
| Withersfield | The parishes of Cowlinge, Great Bradley, Little Bradley, Great Thurlow, Little Thurlow, Great Wratting, Little Wratting and Withersfield | 1 |
Schedule 2WARDS OF THE PARISH OF FORNHAM ALL SAINTS
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
|---|---|---|
| Name of ward | Area of ward | Number of Councillors |
| Town | So much of the borough ward of St Olaves as comprises part of the parish of Fornham All Saints | 1 |
| Village | So much of the borough ward of Fornham as comprises part of the parish of Fornham All Saints | 6 |
Schedule 3WARDS OF THE PARISH OF HONINGTON-CUM-SAPISTON
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
|---|---|---|
| Name of ward | Area of ward | Number of Councillors |
| Station | So much of the borough ward of Pakenham as comprises part of the parish of Honington-cum-Sapiston | 2 |
| Village | So much of the borough ward of Bardwell as comprises part of the parish of Honington-cum-Sapiston | 5 |
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order gives effect to recommendations by the Local Government Commission for England for electoral changes in the borough of St Edmundsbury. The changes have effect in relation to local government elections to be held on and after 1st May 2003.
Article 2 abolishes the existing wards of the borough and provides for the creation of 31 new wards. That article and Schedule 1 also make provision for the names and areas of, and numbers of councillors for, the new wards.
Article 3 provides for the election of all councillors of the borough of St Edmundsbury to take place in 2003 and every 4 years after that year.
Articles 4 to 6 make electoral changes in the parishes of Fornham All Saints, Haverhill and Honington-cum-Sapiston.
Article 7 revokes the Borough of St Edmundsbury (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 St Edmundsbury 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 SWIE 6DE.