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The District of Arun (Electoral Changes) Order 2002

S.I. 2002/2885 · Made 19 November 2002

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LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND

Made 19th November 2002

Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2)

Whereas the Boundary Committee for Englandf1, acting pursuant to section 15(4) of the Local Government Act 1992f2, has submitted to the Electoral Commissionf3 a report dated July 2002 on its review of the district of Arun together with its recommendations:

And whereas the Electoral Commission have decided to give effect to those recommendations:

And whereas a period of not less than six weeks has expired since the receipt of those recommendations:

Now, therefore, the Electoral Commission, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 17f4 and 26f5 of the Local Government Act 1992, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

The Boundary Committee for England is a committee of the Electoral Commission, established by the Electoral Commission in accordance with section 14 of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c. 41). The Local Government Commission for England (Transfer of Functions) Order 2001 (S.I. 2001/3962) transferred to the Electoral Commission the functions of the Local Government Commission for England.

f2

1992 c. 19. This section has been amended by S.I. 2001/3962.

f3

The Electoral Commission was established by the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c. 41). The functions of the Secretary of State, under sections 13 to 15 and 17 of the Local Government Act 1992, to the extent that they relate to electoral changes within the meaning of that Act, were transferred with modifications to the Electoral Commission on 1st April 2002 (S.I. 2001/3962).

f4

This section has been amended by S.I. 2001/3962. There are amendments to this section made otherwise than by S.I. 2001/3962 that are not relevant to this Order.

f5

This section has been amended by S.I. 2001/3962.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Interpretation
  3. 3Wards of the district of Arun
  4. 4Wards of the parish of Aldwick
  5. 5Wards of the parish of Bognor Regis
  6. 6Wards of the parish of Felpham
  7. 7Wards of the parish of Littlehampton
  8. 8Wards of the parish of Rustington
  9. 9Wards of the parish of Yapton
  10. 10Maps
  11. 11Electoral registers
  12. 12Revocation
  13. Signature
  14. Schedule 1NAMES AND AREAS OF WARDS AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS
  15. Schedule 2WARDS OF THE PARISH OF ALDWICK
  16. Schedule 3WARDS OF THE PARISH OF FELPHAM
  17. Schedule 4WARDS OF THE PARISH OF RUSTINGTON
  18. Schedule 5WARDS OF THE PARISH OF YAPTON
  19. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

(1)

This Order may be cited as the District of Arun (Electoral Changes) Order 2002.

(2)

This Order shall come into force—

(a)

for the purpose of proceedings preliminary or relating to any election to be held on 1st May 2003, on the day after that on which it is made;

(b)

for all other purposes, on 1st May 2003.

2Interpretation

In this Order—

  • “district” means the district of Arun;

  • “existing”, in relation to a ward, means the ward as it exists on the date this Order is made;

any reference to the map is a reference to the map marked “Map referred to in the District of Arun (Electoral Changes) Order 2002”, of which prints are available for inspection at—

(a)

the principal office of the Electoral Commission; and

(b)

the offices of Arun District Council.

3Wards of the district of Arun

(1)

The existing wards of the districtf1 shall be abolished.

(2)

The district shall be divided into twenty-six wards which shall bear the names set out in column (1) of Schedule 1.

(3)

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.

(4)

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.

4Wards of the parish of Aldwick

(1)

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

(2)

The parish shall be divided into three parish wards which shall bear the names set out in column (1) of Schedule 2; each parish ward shall comprise the area of the district ward specified in respect of the parish ward in column (2); 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 Bognor Regis

(1)

The existing wards of the parish of Bognor Regis shall be abolished.

(2)

The parish shall be divided into four parish wards which shall bear the names Hotham, Marine, Orchard and Pevensey; each parish ward shall comprise the area of the district ward bearing the same name, and the number of councillors to be elected for each parish ward shall be four.

6Wards of the parish of Felpham

(1)

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

(2)

The parish 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 district ward specified in respect of the parish ward in column (2); and the number of councillors to be elected for each parish ward shall be eight.

7Wards of the parish of Littlehampton

(1)

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

(2)

The parish shall be divided into five parish wards which shall bear the names Beach, Brookfield, Ham, River and Wick with Toddington; each parish ward shall comprise the area of the district ward bearing the same name, and the number of councillors to be elected for each parish ward shall be three.

8Wards of the parish of Rustington

(1)

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

(2)

The parish shall be divided into three parish wards which shall bear the names set out in column (1) of Schedule 4; each parish ward shall comprise the area of the district ward specified in respect of the parish ward in column (2); 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.

9Wards of the parish of Yapton

The parish shall be divided into two parish wards which shall bear the names set out in column (1) of Schedule 5; each parish ward shall comprise the area of the district 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.

10Maps

Arun District Council shall make a print of the map marked “Map referred to in the District of Arun (Electoral Changes) Order 2002” available for inspection at its offices by any member of the public at any reasonable time.

11Electoral registers

The Electoral Registration Officerf1 for the district shall make such rearrangement of, or adaptation of, the register of local government electors as may be necessary for the purposes of, and in consequence of, this Order.

12Revocation

The District of Arun (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980f1 is revoked, save for article 8.

Signature

Signed by the members of the Electoral Commission

Pamela Gordon

Commissioner

28th October 2002

Glyn Mathias

Commissioner

14th November 2002

Neil McIntosh

Commissioner

14th November 2002

Karamjit Singh

Commissioner

19th November 2002

Sam Younger

Commissioner

19th November 2002

Graham Zellick

Commissioner

28th October 2002

Schedule 1NAMES AND AREAS OF WARDS AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS

(1)(2)(3)
Name of WardArea of WardNumber of Councillors
Aldwick East2
Aldwick West2
AngmeringThe parishes of Angmering and Poling3
ArundelThe parishes of Arundel, Burpham, Houghton, Lyminster, South Stoke and Warningcamp2
BarnhamThe parishes of Aldingbourne, Barnham and Eastergate3
Beach2
BerstedThe parish of Bersted3
Brookfield2
East Preston with Kingston3
Felpham East2
Felpham West2
FerringThe parish of Ferring2
FindonThe parishes of Clapham, Findon and Patching1
Ham2
Hotham2
Marine2
Middleton-on-SeaThe parish of Middleton-on-Sea2
Orchard2
Pagham and Rose Green3
Pevensey2
River2
Rustington East2
Rustington West3
WalbertonThe parishes of Madehurst, Slindon and Walberton1
Wick with Toddington2
Yapton2

Schedule 2WARDS OF THE PARISH OF ALDWICK

(1)(2)(3)
Name of WardArea of WardNumber of Councillors
Aldwick EastThe district ward of Aldwick East6
Aldwick WestThe district ward of Aldwick West6
Rose GreenSo much of the district ward of Pagham and Rose Green as comprises part of the parish of Aldwick2

Schedule 3WARDS OF THE PARISH OF FELPHAM

(1)(2)
Name of WardArea of Ward
Felpham EastSo much of the district ward of Felpham East as comprises part of the parish of Felpham
Felpham WestThe district ward of Felpham West

Schedule 4WARDS OF THE PARISH OF RUSTINGTON

(1)(2)(3)
Name of WardArea of WardNumber of Councillors
Rustington EastThe district ward of Rustington East6
Rustington WestThe district ward of Rustington West9
West PrestonSo much of the district ward of East Preston with Kingston as comprises part of the parish of Rustington1

Schedule 5WARDS OF THE PARISH OF YAPTON

(1)(2)(3)
Name of WardArea of WardNumber of Councillors
Hoe LaneSo much of the district ward of Felpham East as comprises part of the parish of Yapton1
Yapton VillageSo much of the district ward of Yapton as comprises part of the parish of Yapton9

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order gives effect to recommendations by the Boundary Committee for England, a committee of the Electoral Commission, for electoral changes in the district of Arun.

The changes have effect in relation to local government elections to be held on and after 1st May 2003.

Article 3 abolishes the existing wards of the district and provides for the creation of 26 new wards. That article and Schedule 1 also make provision for the names and areas of, and numbers of councillors for, the new wards.

Articles 4 to 9 make electoral changes in the parishes of Aldwick, Bognor Regis, Felpham, Littlehampton, Rustington and Yapton.

Article 11 obliges the Electoral Registration Officer to make any necessary amendments to the electoral register to reflect the new electoral arrangements.

Article 12 revokes the District of Arun (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980 (S.I. 1980/652), with the exception of article 8.

The areas of the new district wards are demarcated on the map described in article 2. Prints of the map may be inspected at all reasonable times at the offices of Arun District Council and at the principal office of the Electoral Commission at Trevelyan House, Great Peter Street, London SW1P 2HW.