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The District of Bromsgrove (Electoral Changes) Order 2003

S.I. 2003/158 · Made 27 January 2003

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LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND

Made 27th January 2003

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 recommendations dated July 2002 on its review of the district of Bromsgrove:

And whereas the Electoral Commission have decided to give effect, with modifications, 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 arrangements 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 Bromsgrove
  4. 4Wards of the parish of Belbroughton
  5. 5Wards of the parish of Catshill and North Marlbrook
  6. 6Wards of the parish of Lickey and Blackwell
  7. 7Wards of the parish of Lickey End
  8. 8Wards of the parish of Stoke Prior
  9. 9Wards of the parish of Wythall
  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 BELBROUGHTON
  16. Schedule 3WARDS OF THE PARISH OF LICKEY END
  17. Schedule 4WARDS OF THE PARISH OF STOKE PRIOR
  18. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

(1)

This Order may be cited as the District of Bromsgrove (Electoral Changes) Order 2003.

(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 Bromsgrove;

  • “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 Bromsgrove (Electoral Changes) Order 2003”, of which prints are available for inspection at—

(a)

the principal office of the Electoral Commission; and

(b)

the offices of Bromsgrove 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 Bromsgrove

(1)

The existing wards of the districtf1 shall be abolished.

(2)

The district shall be divided into twenty-three 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 Belbroughton

(1)

The existing wards of the parish of Belbroughtonf1 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 2; each parish ward shall comprise the area of a 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 Catshill and North Marlbrook

(1)

The parish of Catshill and North Marlbrookf1 shall be divided into three parish wards which shall bear the names Barley Mow, Catshill Village and Marlbrook; and the wards shall comprise the areas designated on sheet 6 by reference to the name of the ward and demarcated by orange lines.

(2)

The number of councillors to be elected for the Catshill Village parish ward shall be eight, for the Barley Mow parish ward shall be three and for the Marlbrook parish ward shall be two.

6Wards of the parish of Lickey and Blackwell

(1)

The parish of Lickey and Blackwellf1 shall be divided into four parish wards which shall bear the names Lickey Grange, Lickey Monument, Linthurst and Shepley; and the wards shall comprise the areas designated on sheet 6 by reference to the name of the ward and demarcated by orange lines.

(2)

The number of councillors to be elected for the Linthurst parish ward shall be four, for the Lickey Monument parish ward shall be three and for each of the Lickey Grange and Shepley parish wards shall be two.

7Wards of the parish of Lickey End

The parish of Lickey Endf1 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.

8Wards of the parish of Stoke Prior

(1)

The existing wards of the parish of Stoke Priorf1 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 4; 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.

9Wards of the parish of Wythall

The parish of Wythallf1 shall be divided into three parish wards which shall bear the names Drakes Cross and Walkers Heath, Hollywood and Majors Green, and Wythall South; and 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 of the Drakes Cross and Walkers Heath, and Hollywood and Majors Green parish wards shall be six, and for the Wythall South parish ward shall be three.

10Maps

Bromsgrove District Council shall make a print of the map marked “Map referred to in the District of Bromsgrove (Electoral Changes) Order 2003” 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 Bromsgrove (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977f1, save for article 8, and the District of Bromsgrove (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1995f2 are revoked.

Signature

Signed by the members of the Electoral Commission

Pamela Gordon

Commissioner

9th January 2003

Glyn Mathias

Commissioner

9th January 2003

Neil McIntosh

Commissioner

9th January 2003

Karamjit Singh

Commissioner

9th January 2003

Sam Younger

Commissioner

13th January 2003

Graham Zellick

Commissioner

27th January 2003

Schedule 1NAMES AND AREAS OF WARDS AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS

(1)(2)(3)
Name of WardArea of WardNumber of Councillors
AlvechurchThe parishes of Alvechurch and Beoley3
Beacon1
Catshill2
Charford2
Drakes Cross and Walkers Heath2
Furlongs2
HagleyThe parish of Hagley2
Hillside2
Hollywood and Majors Green2
Linthurst1
Marlbrook2
Norton2
St Johns2
Sidemoor2
Slideslow2
Stoke Heath1
Stoke Prior1
Tardebigge1
UffdownThe parishes of Frankley, Hunnington and Romsley1
Waseley2
Whitford2
Woodvale1
Wythall South1

Schedule 2WARDS OF THE PARISH OF BELBROUGHTON

(1)(2)(3)
Name of WardArea of WardNumber of Councillors
BelbroughtonSo much of the district ward of Furlongs as comprises the parish of Belbroughton8
FairfieldSo much of the district ward of Woodvale as comprises the parish of Belbroughton6

Schedule 3WARDS OF THE PARISH OF LICKEY END

(1)(2)(3)
Name of WardArea of WardNumber of Councillors
Lickey EndSo much of the district ward of Norton as comprises the parish of Lickey End6
South MarlbrookSo much of the district ward of Marlbrook as comprises the parish of Lickey End4

Schedule 4WARDS OF THE PARISH OF STOKE PRIOR

(1)(2)(3)
Name of WardArea of WardNumber of Councillors
Stoke HeathSo much of the district ward of Stoke Heath as comprises the parish of Stoke Prior3
Stoke PriorThe district ward of Stoke Prior7

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

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

The modifications concern the boundaries between the Charford and Stoke Heath district wards, between the Furlongs and Woodvale district wards and between the Stoke Prior and Stoke Heath district wards.

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 23 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 Belbroughton, Catshill and North Marlbrook, Lickey and Blackwell, Lickey End, Stoke Prior and Wythall.

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 Bromsgrove (Electoral Arrangments) Order 1977 (S.I. 1977/1277), with the exception of article 8, and the District of Bromsgrove (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1995 (S.I. 1995/44).

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 Bromsgrove District Council and at the principal office of the Electoral Commission at Trevelyan House, Great Peter Street, London SW1P 2HW.