The District of Aylesbury Vale (Electoral Changes) Order 2002
S.I. 2002/1788 · Made 11 July 2002
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND
Made 11th July 2002
Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2)
Whereas the Local Government Commission for England, acting pursuant to section 15(4) of the Local Government Act 1992f1, has submitted to the Secretary of State a report dated November 2001 on its review of the district of Aylesbury Vale together with its recommendations:
And whereas the Electoral Commissionf2 have decided to give effect to those recommendations:
And whereas a period of not less than six weeks beginning with the submission of the report has expired:
Now, therefore, the Electoral Commission, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 17f3 and 26f4 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
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1992 c. 19. This section has been amended by the Local Government Commission for England (Transfer of Functions) Order 2001 (S.I. 2001/3962).
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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).
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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.
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This section has been amended by S.I. 2001/3962.
Contents
- 1Citation and commencement
- 2Interpretation
- 3Wards of the district of Aylesbury Vale
- 4Wards of the parish of Aylesbury
- 5Wards of the parish of Bierton with Broughton
- 6Wards of the parish of Buckingham
- 7Wards of the parish of Stoke Mandeville
- 8Numbers of parish councillors
- 9Maps
- 10Electoral Registers
- 11Revocation
- Signature
- Schedule 1NAMES AND AREAS OF WARDS AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS
- Schedule 2WARDS OF THE PARISH OF AYLESBURY NAMES AND AREAS OF WARDS AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS
- Schedule 3WARDS OF THE PARISH OF BIERTON WITH BROUGHTON NAMES AND AREAS OF WARDS AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS
- Explanatory note
1Citation and commencement
This Order may be cited as the District of Aylesbury Vale (Electoral Changes) Order 2002.
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.
2Interpretation
In this Order—
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“district” means the district of Aylesbury Vale;
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“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 of the District of Aylesbury Vale (Electoral Changes) Order 2002”, of which prints are available for inspection at—
the principal office of the Electoral Commission; and
the offices of Aylesbury Vale District Council; and
any reference to a numbered sheet is a reference to the sheet of the map which bears that number.
3Wards of the district of Aylesbury Vale
The existing wards of the districtf1 shall be abolished.
The district shall be divided into thirty-six 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 parishes and parish wards 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.
4Wards of the parish of Aylesbury
The existing wards of the parish of Aylesbury shall be abolished.
The parish shall be divided into ten 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) 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 Bierton with Broughton
The parish of Bierton with Broughton 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) 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.
6Wards of the parish of Buckingham
The parish of Buckingham shall be divided into two parish wards which shall bear the names Buckingham North and Buckingham South; each parish ward shall comprise the area of the district ward bearing the same name; and the number of councillors to be elected for the Buckingham North parish ward shall be eight and for the Buckingham South parish ward shall be seven.
7Wards of the parish of Stoke Mandeville
The parish of Stoke Mandeville shall be divided into four parish wards which shall bear the names Hawkslade, Stoke Grange, Stoke Leys and Stoke Mandeville Village; and the wards shall comprise the areas designated on sheet 5 by reference to the name of the ward and demarcated by orange lines.
The number of councillors to be elected for each of the Hawkslade and Stoke Grange parish wards shall be three, for the Stoke Mandeville Village parish ward shall be four and for the Stoke Leys parish ward shall be two.
8Numbers of parish councillors
The number of parish councillors to be elected for the parish of Aston Abbotts shall be seven.
9Maps
Aylesbury Vale District Council shall make a print of the map marked “Map of the District of Aylesbury Vale (Electoral Changes) Order 2002” available for inspection at its offices by any member of the public at any reasonable time.
10Electoral 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.
11Revocation
The District of Aylesbury Vale (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975f1 is revoked, save for article 8.
Signature
Signed by the members of the Electoral Commission
Pamela Gordon
Commissioner
11th July 2002
Glyn Mathias
Commissioner
11th July 2002
Neil McIntosh
Commissioner
11th July 2002
Karamjit Singh
Commissioner
11th July 2002
Sam Younger
Commissioner
11th July 2002
Graham Zellick
Commissioner
11th July 2002
Schedule 1NAMES AND AREAS OF WARDS AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
|---|---|---|
| Name of Ward | Area of Ward | Number of Councillors |
| Aston Clinton | 3 | |
| Aylesbury Central | 1 | |
| Bedgrove | 3 | |
| Bierton | 1 | |
| Brill | The parishes of Boarstall, Brill, Chilton and Oakley | 1 |
| Buckingham North | 2 | |
| Buckingham South | 2 | |
| Cheddington | The parishes of Cheddington, Marsworth and Slapton | 1 |
| Coldharbour | 3 | |
| Edlesborough | The parish of Edlesborough and the parish ward of Ivinghoe Aston of the parish of Ivinghoe | 1 |
| Elmhurst and Watermead | 3 | |
| Gatehouse | 2 | |
| Great Brickhill | The parishes of Drayton Parslow, Great Brickhill, Soulbury and Stoke Hammond | 1 |
| Great Horwood | The parishes of Great Horwood, Little Horwood, Nash, Thornborough and Whaddon | 1 |
| Grendon Underwood | The parishes of Dorton, Edgcott, Grendon Underwood, Kingswood, Ludgershall, Westcott, Woodham and Wotton Underwood | 1 |
| Haddenham | The parishes of Aston Sandford, Dinton-with-Ford and Upton, Haddenham, Kingsey, and Stone with Bishopstone and Hartwell | 3 |
| Long Crendon | The parishes of Chearsley, Cuddington, Ickford, Long Crendon, Shabbington and Worminghall | 2 |
| Luffield Abbey | The parishes of Akeley, Beachampton, Foscott, Leckhampstead, Lillingstone Dayrell with Luffield Abbey, Lillingstone Lovell, Maids Moreton, Stowe and Thornton | 1 |
| Mandeville and Elm Farm | 3 | |
| Marsh Gibbon | The parishes of Charndon, Hillesden, Marsh Gibbon, Poundon, Preston Bissett and Twyford | 1 |
| Newton Longville | The parishes of Newton Longville and Mursley | 1 |
| Oakfield | 2 | |
| Pitstone | 1 | |
| Quainton | The parishes of Hogshaw, North Marston, Oving, Pitchcott and Quainton | 1 |
| Quarrendon | 2 | |
| Southcourt | 2 | |
| Steeple Claydon | The parishes of East Claydon, Middle Claydon and Steeple Claydon | 1 |
| Stewkley | The parishes of Dunton, Granborough, Hoggeston, Stewkley and Swanbourne | 1 |
| Tingewick | The parishes of Baron Hartshorn, Biddlesden, Chetwode, Gawcott with Lenborough, Radclive-cum-Chackmore, Shalstone, Tingewick, Turweston, Water Stratford and Westbury | 1 |
| Waddesdon | The parishes of Ashendon, Fleet Marston, Lower Winchendon, Upper Winchendon and Waddesdon | 1 |
| Walton Court and Hawkslade | 2 | |
| Weedon | The parishes of Creslow, Hardwick, Weedon and Whitchurch | 1 |
| Wendover | The parishes of Halton and Wendover | 3 |
| Wing | The parish of Wing | 1 |
| Wingrave | The parishes of Aston Abbotts, Cublington, Mentmore and Wingrave with Rowsham | 1 |
| Winslow | The parishes of Addington, Adstock, Padbury and Winslow | 2 |
Schedule 2WARDS OF THE PARISH OF AYLESBURY NAMES AND AREAS OF WARDS AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
|---|---|---|
| Name of Ward | Area of Ward | Number of Councillors |
| Bedgrove | The district ward of Bedgrove | 4 |
| Central | The district ward of Aylesbury Central | 1 |
| Elmhurst | So much of the district ward of Elmhurst and Watermead as comprises part of the parish of Aylesbury | 3 |
| Gatehouse | The district ward of Gatehouse | 3 |
| Mandeville | So much of the district ward of Mandeville and Elm Farm as comprises part of the parish of Aylesbury | 3 |
| Oakfield | The district ward of Oakfield | 2 |
| Oxford Road | So much of the district ward of Coldharbour as comprises part of the parish of Aylesbury | 2 |
| Quarrendon | So much of the district ward of Quarrendon as comprises part of the parish of Aylesbury | 2 |
| Southcourt | The district ward of Southcourt | 2 |
| Walton Court | So much of the district ward of Walton Court and Hawkslade as comprises part of the parish of Aylesbury | 2 |
Schedule 3WARDS OF THE PARISH OF BIERTON WITH BROUGHTON NAMES AND AREAS OF WARDS AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
|---|---|---|
| Name of Ward | Area of Ward | Number of Councillors |
| Bierton Village | So much of the district ward of Bierton as comprises part of the parish of Bierton with Broughton | 8 |
| Oldhams Meadow | So much of the district ward of Elmhurst and Watermead as comprises part of the parish of Bierton with Broughton | 1 |
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 district of Aylesbury Vale. The recommendations were submitted to the Secretary of State, but the functions of the Secretary of State under sections 13 to 15 and 17 of the Local Government Act 1992 so far as they relate to electoral changes were transferred with modifications to the Electoral Commission under the Local Government Commission for England (Transfer of Functions) Order 2001 (S.I. 2001/3962), with effect from 1st April 2002. That Order provides that recommendations submitted to the Secretary of State before 1st April would have effect as if they had been submitted to the Electoral Commission.
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 8 make electoral changes in the parishes of Aylesbury, Bierton with Broughton, Buckingham, Stoke Mandeville and Aston Abbotts.
Article 10 obliges the Electoral Registration Officer to make any necessary amendments to the electoral register to reflect the new electoral arrangements.
Article 11 revokes the District of Aylesbury Vale (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975 (S.I. 1975/2083), with the exception of article 8.
The areas of the new district and parish 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 Aylesbury Vale District Council and at the principal office of the Electoral Commission at Trevelyan House, Great Peter Street, London SW1P 2HW.