Explanatory note

This Order gives effect, with modifications, to recommendations by the Local Government Commission for England for electoral changes in the city of Lancaster. The changes have effect in relation to local government elections to be held on and after 1st May 2003.

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 city and provides for the creation of 28 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 makes provision for the election of all councillors of the city of Lancaster to take place in 2003 and every four years after that year.

Articles 4 to 8 make electoral changes in the parishes of Bolton-le-Sands, Carnforth, Ellel, Heaton-with-Oxcliffe and Scotforth.

Article 9 revokes the City of Lancaster (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977.

The areas of the new city and parish wards are demarcated on the map described in article 1(3). Prints of the map may be inspected at all resonable times at the offices of Lancaster City 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.