The District of Newark and Sherwood (Electoral Changes) Order 2000
S.I. 2000/3299 · Made 15 December 2000
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND
Made 15th December 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 1992f1, has submitted to the Secretary of State a report dated May 2000 on its review of the district of Newark and Sherwood 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 Newark and Sherwood
- 3Wards of the parish of Balderton
- 4Wards of the parish of Blidworth
- 5Wards of the parish of Clipstone
- 6Wards of the parish of Newark
- 7Wards of the parish of Rainworth
- 8Wards of the parish of Southwell
- 9Revocation
- Signature
- Schedule 1NAMES AND AREAS OF WARDS AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS
- Schedule 2WARDS OF THE PARISH OF RAINWORTH
- Explanatory note
1Citation, commencement and interpretation
This Order may be cited as the District of Newark and Sherwood (Electoral Changes) Order 2000.
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 10th October 2002;
for all other purposes, on 1st May 2003.
In this Order—
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“district” means the district of Newark and Sherwood;
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“existing”, in relation to a ward, means the ward as it exists on the date this Order is made;
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any reference to the map is a reference to the map prepared by the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions marked “Map of the District of Newark and Sherwood (Electoral Changes) Order 2000”, and deposited in accordance with regulation 27 of the Local Government Changes for England Regulations 1994f1; and
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any reference to a numbered sheet is a reference to the sheet of the map which bears that number.
2Wards of Newark and Sherwood
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 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.
3Wards of the parish of Balderton
The existing wards of the parish of Balderton shall be abolished.
The parish of Balderton shall be divided into three parish wards which shall bear the names Balderton North, Balderton South and Balderton West; the parish wards of Balderton North and Balderton West shall be coterminous with the district wards of the same name, and the Balderton South parish ward shall consist of the rest of the parish.
The number of councillors to be elected for the Balderton North parish ward shall be seven, for the Balderton South parish ward shall be three and for the Balderton West parish ward shall be eight.
4Wards of the parish of Blidworth
The existing wards of the parish of Blidworthf1shall be abolished.
The parish shall be divided into two parish wards which shall bear the names Blidworth North and Blidworth South; and the wards shall comprise the areas designated on sheet 7 by reference to the name of the ward and demarcated by orange lines.
The number of councillors to be elected for the Blidworth North parish ward shall be five and for the Blidworth South parish ward shall be six.
5Wards of the parish of Clipstone
The parish of Clipstone shall be divided into two parish wards which shall bear the names Kings Clipstone and New Clipstone; and the wards shall comprise the areas designated on sheet 8 by reference to the name of the ward and demarcated by orange lines.
The number of councillors to be elected for the Kings Clipstone parish ward shall be one and for the New Clipstone parish ward shall be nine.
6Wards of the parish of Newark
The existing wards of the parish of Newark shall be abolished.
The parish shall be divided into eighteen wards which shall bear the names Bishop Alexander, Bowbridge, Byron, Cardinal Hinsley, Clumber, Fosse, Gilstrap, Gopher, Grange, Harcourt, Hilltop, Lilley and Stone, Lovers Lane, Ossington, Ransome, St Mary's, Sconce and Welbeck; and the wards shall comprise the areas designated on sheet 9 by reference to the name of the ward and demarcated by orange lines.
The number of councillors to be elected for each ward shall be one.
7Wards of the parish of Rainworth
The existing wards of the parish of Rainworth shall be abolished.
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 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 Southwell
The existing wards of the parish of Southwell shall be abolished.
The parish shall be divided into three parish wards which shall bear the names Southwell East, Southwell North and Southwell West; the parish wards of Southwell East and Southwell North shall be coterminious with the district wards of the same name, and the Southwell West parish ward shall consist of the rest of the parish.
The number of councillors to be elected for each parish ward shall be five.
9Revocation
The District of Newark (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976 and articles 4(b) and 7(2) of the Nottinghamshire (District Boundaries) Order 1987 are 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
15th December 2000
Schedule 1NAMES AND AREAS OF WARDS AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
|---|---|---|
| Name of Ward | Area of Ward | Number of Councillors |
| Balderton North | 2 | |
| Balderton West | 2 | |
| Beacon | 2 | |
| Bilsthorpe | 2 | |
| Blidworth | 2 | |
| Boughton | The parishes of Kirton and Walesby and the Boughton parish ward of Ollerton and Boughton parish | 2 |
| Bridge | 2 | |
| Castle | 3 | |
| Caunton | The parishes of Caunton, Egmanton, Hockerton, Kersall, Kneesall, Laxton & Moorhouse, Maplebeck, Ompton, Ossington, Wellow and Winkburn | 1 |
| Clipstone | The parish of Clipstone | 2 |
| Collingham and Meering | The parishes of Besthorpe, Collingham, Girton, Harby, Meering, North Clifton, South Clifton, South Scarle, Spalford, Thorney and Wigsley | 2 |
| Devon | 2 | |
| Edwinstowe | The parish of Edwinstowe | 2 |
| Farndon | 2 | |
| Farnsfield | The parishes of Eakring, Edingley, Farnsfield, Halam, Kirklington and Oxton | 2 |
| Lowdham | The parishes of Bulcote, Caythorpe, Epperstone, Gonalston, Gunthorpe, Hoveringham and Lowdham | 2 |
| Magnus | 2 | |
| Muskham | The parishes of Averham, Bathley, Kelham, North Muskham, South Muskham, Staythorpe and Upton | 1 |
| Ollerton | 3 | |
| Rainworth | 2 | |
| Southwell East | 1 | |
| Southwell North | 1 | |
| Southwell West | 1 | |
| Sutton-on-Trent | The parishes of Carlton-on-Trent, Cromwell, Norwell, Grassthorpe, Sutton-on-Trent and Weston | 1 |
| Trent | The parishes of Bleasby, Fiskerton cum Morton, Rolleston and Thurgarton | 1 |
| Winthorpe | The parishes of Barnby in the Willows, Coddington, Holme, Langford and Winthorpe | 1 |
Schedule 2WARDS OF THE PARISH OF RAINWORTH
NAMES AND AREAS OF WARDS AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
|---|---|---|
| Name of Ward | Area of Ward | Number of Councillors |
| Rainworth North | So much of the district ward of Bilsthorpe as comprises part of the parish of Rainworth | 3 |
| Rainworth South | So much of the district ward of Rainworth as comprises part of the parish of Rainworth | 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 Newark and Sherwood. 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.
Articles 3 to 8 make electoral changes in the parishes of Balderton, Blidworth, Clipstone, Newark, Rainworth and Southwell.
Article 9 revokes the District of Newark (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976 and articles 4(b) and 7(2) of the Nottinghamshire (District Boundaries) Order 1987.
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 the Newark and Sherwood 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.