The District of Mid Bedfordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2001
S.I. 2001/4067 · Made 20 December 2001
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND
Made 20th December 2001
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 August 2001 on its review of the district of Mid Bedfordshire 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 17f2 and 26 of the Local Government Act 1992, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:
Annotations to the whole text
Footnotes
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Section 17 is amended by section 39(4) and (5) of the Police and Magistrates' Courts Act 1994 (c. 29).
Contents
- 1Citation, commencement and interpretation
- 2Wards of the district of Mid Bedfordshire
- 3Elections of the council of Mid Bedfordshire
- 4Wards of the parish of Biggleswade
- 5Wards of the parish of Flitwick
- 6Wards of the parish of Henlow
- 7Wards of the parish of Sandy
- 8Numbers of parish councillors for Aspley Heath
- 9Revocation
- Signature
- Schedule 1NAMES AND AREAS OF WARDS AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS
- Schedule 2WARDS OF THE PARISH OF BIGGLESWADE NAMES AND AREAS OF WARDS AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS
- Schedule 3WARDS OF THE PARISH OF FLITWICK NAMES AND AREAS OF WARDS AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS
- Schedule 4WARDS OF THE PARISH OF HENLOW NAMES AND AREAS OF WARDS AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS
- Schedule 5WARDS OF THE PARISH OF SANDY NAMES AND AREAS OF WARDS AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS
- Explanatory note
1Citation, commencement and interpretation
This Order may be cited as the District of Mid Bedfordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2001.
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.
In this Order—
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“district” means the district of Mid Bedfordshire;
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“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 the map prepared by the Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions marked “Map of the District of Mid Bedfordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2001”, and deposited in accordance with regulation 27 of the Local Government Changes for England Regulations 1994f1.
2Wards of the district of Mid Bedfordshire
The existing wards of the districtf1 shall be abolished.
The district shall be divided into twenty-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, 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.
3Elections of the council of Mid Bedfordshire
The ordinary elections of all councillors of the district of Mid Bedfordshire shall be held simultaneously on the ordinary day of election of non-metropolitan district councillors in 2003f1 and every fourth year after 2003.
The term of office of councillors shall be four years; and all councillors shall retire on the fourth day after the ordinary day of election of councillors in the year of retirement and the newly-elected councillors shall come into office on the day on which their predecessors retire.
4Wards of the parish of Biggleswade
The existing wards of the parish of Biggleswade shall be abolished.
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) 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 Flitwick
The existing wards of the parish of Flitwick shall be abolished.
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) 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 Henlow
The parish of Henlow 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.
7Wards of the parish of Sandy
The existing wards of the parish of Sandy shall be abolished.
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.
8Numbers of parish councillors for Aspley Heath
The number of parish councillors to be elected for the parish of Aspley Heath shall be nine.
9Revocation
The District of Mid Bedfordshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976 is hereby revoked.
Signature
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions
Alan Whitehead
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department of Transport, Local Government and the Regions
20th December 2001
Schedule 1NAMES AND AREAS OF WARDS AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
|---|---|---|
| Name of ward | Area of ward | Number of Councillors |
| Ampthill | The parishes of Ampthill and Millbrook | 3 |
| Arlesey | The parish of Arlesey | 2 |
| Aspley Guise | The parishes of Aspley Guise and Husborne Crawley | 1 |
| Biggleswade Holme | 2 | |
| Biggleswade Ivel | 3 | |
| Biggleswade Stratton | 2 | |
| Clifton and Meppershall | The parishes of Clifton and Meppershall | 2 |
| Cranfield | The parishes of Brogborough, Cranfield, and Hulcote and Salford | 2 |
| Flitton, Greenfield and Pulloxhill | The parishes of Flitton and Greenfield, and Pulloxhill | 1 |
| Flitwick East | 2 | |
| Flitwick West | 3 | |
| Harlington | The parish of Harlington | 1 |
| Houghton, Haynes, Southill and Old Warden | The parishes of Haynes, Houghton Conquest, Old Warden and Southill | 2 |
| Langford and Henlow Village | 2 | |
| Marston | The parishes of Lidlington and Marston Moretaine | 2 |
| Maulden and Clophill | The parishes of Clophill and Maulden | 2 |
| Northill and Blunham | The parishes of Blunham, Mogerhanger, Northill and Tempsford | 2 |
| Potton and Wensley | The parishes of Dunton, Edworth, Everton, Eyeworth, Potton, Sutton, and Wrestlingworth and Cockayne Hatley | 3 |
| Sandy Ivel | 2 | |
| Sandy Pinnacle | 3 | |
| Shefford, Campton and Gravenhurst | The parishes of Campton and Chicksands, Gravenhurst and Shefford | 3 |
| Shillington, Stondon and Henlow Camp | 2 | |
| Silsoe | The parish of Silsoe | 1 |
| Stotfold | The parishes of Astwick and Stotfold | 3 |
| Westoning and Tingrith | The parishes of Tingrith and Westoning | 1 |
| Woburn | The parishes of Aspley Heath, Battlesden, Eversholt, Milton Bryan, Potsgrove, Ridgmont and Woburn | 1 |
Schedule 2WARDS OF THE PARISH OF BIGGLESWADE NAMES AND AREAS OF WARDS AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
|---|---|---|
| Name of ward | Area of ward | Number of Councillors |
| Holme | So much of the district ward of Biggleswade Holme as comprises part of the parish of Biggleswade | 4 |
| Ivel | So much of the district ward of Biggleswade Ivel as comprises part of the parish of Biggleswade | 6 |
| Stratton | So much of the district ward of Biggleswade Stratton as comprises part of the parish of Biggleswade | 5 |
Schedule 3WARDS OF THE PARISH OF FLITWICK NAMES AND AREAS OF WARDS AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
|---|---|---|
| Name of ward | Area of ward | Number of Councillors |
| East | So much of the district ward of Flitwick East as comprises part of the parish of Flitwick | 7 |
| West | So much of the district ward of Flitwick West as comprises part of the parish of Flitwick | 10 |
Schedule 4WARDS OF THE PARISH OF HENLOW NAMES AND AREAS OF WARDS AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
|---|---|---|
| Name of ward | Area of ward | Number of Councillors |
| Camp | So much of the district ward of Shillington, Stondon and Henlow Camp as comprises part of the parish of Henlow | 2 |
| Village | So much of the district ward of Langford and Henlow Village as comprises part of the parish of Henlow | 10 |
Schedule 5WARDS OF THE PARISH OF SANDY NAMES AND AREAS OF WARDS AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
|---|---|---|
| Name of ward | Area of ward | Number of Councillors |
| Ivel | So much of the district ward of Sandy Ivel as comprises part of the parish of Sandy | 6 |
| Pinnacle | So much of the district ward of Sandy Pinnacle as comprises part of the parish of Sandy | 9 |
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 Mid Bedfordshire. 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 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.
Article 3 provides for the election of all councillors of the district of Mid Bedfordshire to take place in 2003 and every 4 years after that year.
Articles 4 to 8 make electoral changes in the parishes of Biggleswade, Flitwick, Henlow, Sandy and Aspley Heath.
Article 9 revokes the District of Mid Bedfordshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976.
The areas of the new district 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 Mid Bedfordshire District Council and at the offices of the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, 2nd Floor, Ashdown House, 123 Victoria Street, London SW1E 6DE.