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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/city-of-oxford-electoral-changes-order-2001/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2001/4063",
  "legislation_title": "The City of Oxford (Electoral Changes) Order 2001",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/city-of-oxford-electoral-changes-order-2001",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nThis Order gives effect, subject to modifications, to recommendations by the Local Government Commission for England for electoral changes in the city of Oxford. The changes have effect in relation to local government elections to be held on and after 2nd May 2002.\nThe modification relates to boundary changes and name changes to city wards. The Secretary of State has decided that all of the properties on the northern side of Canterbury Road that are part of St Hughs College are to be transferred from the Manor Ward to St Margaret’s Ward, and Pulker Close, Compass Close and the northern portion of Littlemore Road are to be transferred from the Templars Square Ward to the Littlemore Ward.\nThe 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 bear the names shown in the second column—\nProposed Ward Name\nWard Name\nAbingdon Road\nHinksey Park\nCowley and Lye Valley\nLye Valley\nIffley and Rose Hill\nRose Hill and Iffley\nMagdalen\nSt Mary's\nManor\nNorth\nTemplars Square\nCowley\nUniversity\nHolywell\nArticle 2 abolishes the existing wards of the city and provides for the creation of 24 new wards. That article and Schedule 1 also make provision for the names and areas of, and numbers of councillors for, the new wards.\nArticle 3 makes provision for a whole council election in 2002 and for reversion to elections by thirds in subsequent years. Schedule 2 regulates the order of retirement of councillors.\nArticles 4 to 6 make electoral changes in the parishes of Blackbird Leys, Littlemore, and Risinghurst and Sandhills.\nArticle 7 revokes the City of Oxford (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977.\nThe 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 reasonable times at the offices of Oxford 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.",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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