Article 8 Wards of the parish of Rayleigh

The existing wards of the parish of Rayleigh shall be abolished.

The parish shall be divided into eight parish wards which shall bear the names Central, Downhall, Grange, Lodge, Sweyne Park, Trinity, Wheatley and Whitehouse; the parish wards of Grange, Lodge, Sweyne Park, Trinity, Wheatley and Whitehouse shall comprise the area of the district wards of the same name, the Central parish ward shall comprise the area of the district ward of Rayleigh Central; and the Downhall parish ward shall consist of the rest of the parish.

The number of councillors to be elected for each of the Grange, Lodge, Sweyne Park, Trinity, Wheatley and Whitehouse parish wards shall be three and for the Downhall parish ward shall be two.