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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/district-of-north-hertfordshire-electoral-changes-order-2006/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2006/3112",
  "legislation_title": "The District of North Hertfordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/district-of-north-hertfordshire-electoral-changes-order-2006",
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  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nThis Order makes changes to the electoral arrangements for the district of North Hertfordshire following recommendations made by the Boundary Committee for England to the Electoral Commission.\nThe Electoral Commission accepted the Boundary Committee’s recommendations without modification.\nThe electoral changes apply in respect of local government elections to be held on and after the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2007.\nArticle 3 abolishes the existing wards of the district and replaces them with 24 new ones. That article, Schedule 1 and the map also establish the names and areas of the new district wards and the numbers of district councillors for each ward.\nArticle 4 makes provision for a whole council election in 2007 and for reversion to the established system of election by thirds in subsequent years.\nSchedule 2 provides for the order of retirement of councillors.\nArticle 5 abolishes the existing parish wards of the parish of Letchworth Garden City and replaces them with 5 new ones. That article and the map also establish the names and areas of the new parish wards and the numbers of parish councillors for each ward.\nArticle 6 abolishes the existing parish wards of the parish of Royston and replaces them with 3 new ones. That article and the map also establish the names and areas of the new parish wards and the numbers of parish councillors for each ward.\nArticle 8 obliges the Electoral Registration Officer to make any necessary amendments to the electoral register to reflect the new electoral arrangements.\nArticle 9 revokes the District of North Hertfordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 1998, save for articles 3(1), 3(10), 4, 5, 7, 8, 9(2), 9(3), 9(4), 9(5) and 9(6).\nThe map defined in article 2 shows the new district and parish wards. It is available at www.boundarycommittee.org.uk/your-area/northherts.cfm and, at all reasonable times, at the offices of North Hertfordshire District Council and at the principal office of the Electoral Commission at Trevelyan House, Great Peter Street, London SW1P 2HW.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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