# The District of Bridgnorth (Electoral Changes) Order 2000

S.I. 2000/1417 · made 24 May 2000

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

Made under: Local Government Act 1992 (Section 17, Section 26)

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/district-of-bridgnorth-electoral-changes-order-2000/pdf/uksi_20001417_en.pdf

## Introductory text

LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND
Made 24th May 2000
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 1992, has submitted to the Secretary of State a report dated August 1999 on its review of the district of Bridgnorth together with its recommendations:
And whereas the Secretary of State has decided to give effect to those recommendations:
Now, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 17 and 26 of the Local Government Act 1992, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

## 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) This Order may be cited as the District of Bridgnorth (Electoral Changes) Order 2000.
(2) This Order shall come into force—
(a) for the purposes of proceedings preliminary or relating to any election to be held on 1st May 2003, on 10th October 2002;
(b) for all other purposes, on 1st May 2003.
(3) In this Order—
“district” means the district of Bridgnorth;
“existing”, in relation to a ward, means the ward as it exists on the date this Order is made; and
any reference to the map is a reference to a map prepared by the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions marked “Map of the District of Bridgnorth (Electoral Changes) Order 2000”, and deposited in accordance with regulation 27 of the Local Government Changes for England Regulations 1994.

## 2 Wards of the District of Bridgnorth

(1) The existing wards of the district shall be abolished.
(2) The district shall be divided into twenty-one 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 no area is 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.

## 3 Wards of the parish of Albrighton

The parish of Albrighton shall be divided into two 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.

## 4 Wards of the parish of Bridgnorth

(1) The existing wards of the parish of Bridgnorth shall be abolished.
(2) The parish shall be divided into four parish wards which shall bear the names Bridgnorth Castle, Bridgnorth East, Bridgnorth Morfe and Bridgnorth West; 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.

## 5 Wards of the parish of Broseley

The parish of Broseley 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.

## 6 Wards of the parish of Shifnal

(1) The existing wards of the parish of Shifnal shall be abolished.
(2) The parish shall be divided into three parish wards which shall bear the names Idsall, Manor and Rural; and the wards shall comprise the areas of the district wards bearing the names Shifnal Idsall, Shifnal Manor and Shifnal Rural, respectively.
(3) The number of councillors to be elected for the Idsall parish ward shall be seven, for the Manor parish ward shall be six and for the Rural parish ward shall be two.

## 7 Wards of the parish of Worfield

The parish of Worfield shall be divided into two parish wards which shall bear the names set out in column (1) of Schedule 4; each parish 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.

## 8 Revocation

The District of Bridgnorth (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976 is hereby revoked.

## Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions
Beverley Hughes
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
24th May 2000

## Schedule 1 NAMES AND AREAS OF WARDS AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS

(1)
(2)
(3)
Name of Ward
Area of Ward
Number of Councillors
Albrighton South
2
Alveley
2
Bridgnorth Castle
2
Bridgnorth East
2
Bridgnorth Morfe
2
Bridgnorth West
2
Broseley East
2
Broseley West
2
Claverley
The parish of Claverley
1
Ditton Priors
The parishes of Aston Botterel, Burwarton, Cleobury North, Ditton Priors, Farlow and Neenton
1
Donington and Albrighton North
2
Glazeley
The parishes of Billingsley, Chelmarsh, Chetton, Deuxhill, Eardington, Glazeley and Middleton Scriven
1
Harrington
The parishes of Badger, Beckbury, Kemberton, Stockton, Sutton Maddock and Ryton
1
Highley
The parish of Highley
2
Morville
The parishes of Acton Round, Astley Abbotts, Aston Eyre, Monkhopton, Morville, Tasley and Upton Cressett
1
Much Wenlock
The parishes of Easthope, Much Wenlock, Shipton and Stanton Long
2
Shifnall Idsall
2
Shifnal Manor
2
Shifnal Rural
1
Stottesdon
The parishes of Kinlet, Neen Savage, Sidbury and Stottesdon
1
Worfield
1

## Schedule 2 WARDS OF THE PARISH OF ALBRIGHTON: NAMES AND AREAS AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS

(1)
(2)
(3)
Name of Ward
Area of Ward
Number of Councillors
North
So much of the district ward of Donington and Albrighton North as comprises the parish of Albrighton
5
South
So much of the district ward of Albrighton South as comprises the parish of Albrighton
10

## Schedule 3 WARDS OF THE PARISH OF BROSELEY: NAMES AND AREAS AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS

(1)
(2)
(3)
Name of Ward
Area of Ward
Number of Councillors
East
So much of the district ward of Broseley East as comprises the parish of Broseley
6
West
So much of the district ward of Broseley West as comprises the parish of Broseley
5

## Schedule 4 WARDS OF THE PARISH OF WORFIELD: NAMES AND AREAS AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS

(1)
(2)
(3)
Name of Ward
Area of Ward
Number of Councillors
Hobbins
So much of the district ward of Alveley as comprises the parish of Worfield
3
North
So much of the district ward of Worfield as comprises the parish of Worfield
10

## 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 Bridgnorth. The changes have effect in relation to local government elections to be held on and after 1st May 2003.
Article 2 abolishes the existing wards of the district and provides for the creation of twenty-one 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 3 to 7 make electoral changes in the parishes of Albrighton, Bridgnorth, Broseley, Shifnal and Worfield.
Article 8 revokes the District of Bridgnorth (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976.
The areas of the new district 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 Bridgnorth District Council and at the offices of the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, 2nd Floor, Ashdown House, 123 Victoria Street, London SW1E 6DE.

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