Article 3 Electoral divisions of the county of Dorset

The existing electoral divisions of the county^f1 shall be abolished.

The county shall be divided into forty-two electoral divisions which shall bear the names set out in column (1) of Schedule 1.

The electoral divisions shall comprise the areas described in column (2) of that Schedule by reference to wards, parishes, or parish wards or, where an area is not so described, the area designated on the map by reference to the name of the electoral division and demarcated by red lines; and the number of councillors to be elected for each electoral division shall be the number specified in respect of the electoral division 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.