# The District of South Cambridgeshire (Electoral Changes) (Amendment) Order 2003

S.I. 2003/711 · made 13 March 2003

This Order amends the District of South Cambridgeshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2002 by making amendments to the provision for certain parish elections including providing for the parishes of Babraham, Great Abington, Little Abington, Pampisford and West Wickham to hold elections in 2007 rather than 2006, and by taking account of the creation of the parish of Oakington and Westwick by the South Cambridgeshire (Parishes) Order 1984.

Made under: Local Government Act 1992 (Section 17)

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/district-of-south-cambridgeshire-electoral-changes-amendment-order-2003/pdf/uksi_20030711_en.pdf

## Introductory text

LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND
Made 13th March 2003
Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2)
The Electoral Commission, in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by sections 17 and 26 of the Local Government Act 1992, hereby make the following Order:

## 1 Citation and Commencement

(1) This Order may be cited as the District of South Cambridgeshire (Electoral Changes) (Amendment) Order 2003.
(2) This Order shall come into force on the day after that on which it is made.

## 2 Amendment to the 2002 Order

(1) The District of South Cambridgeshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2002 shall be amended as follows:
(2) In article 6 (4), “Babraham,” , “Great Abington,”, “Little Abington,”, “Pampisford,” , and “West Wickham,” shall be omitted, and “and Westwick” shall be inserted after the word “Oakington”.
(3) In article 6 (5) “Babraham,” shall be inserted before the word “Barrington”, and “Grantchester, Great Abington, Little Abington and Pampisford” shall be substituted for “and Grantchester”.
(4) In article 6 (7), “Babraham,” shall be inserted before the word “Barrington”, and “, Grantchester, Great Abington, Little Abington and Pampisford” shall be substituted for “and Grantchester”.
(5) In article 6 (8), “Ditton” shall be substituted for “Bitton”.
(6) The following shall be substituted for article 6 (10):
“Rule 8 of the Local Elections (Parishes and Communities) Rules 1986 (filling of casual vacancies) shall have effect, in the case of a casual vacancy occurring before 7th May 2007 in the office of a parish councillor for the parishes of Babraham, Barrington, Barton, Great Abington, Little Abington, Pampisford and Grantchester as if the references in paragraphs (1) and (4) of that rule to the day on which that councillor would regularly have retired were a reference to 7th May 2007; and in the case of a casual vacancy occurring before 6th May 2008 in the office of a parish councillor for the parishes of Fen Ditton, Harston, Haslingfield, Horningsea, Great and Little Chishill, Great Eversden and Little Eversden, Harlton, Heydon, Histon, Impington, Newton, Sawston and Whaddon as if the references in paragraphs (1) and (4) of that rule to the day on which that councillor would regularly have retired were a reference to 6th May 2008.”

## Signature

Signed by the members of the Electoral Commission
Pamela Gordon
Commissioner
13th March 2003
Glyn Mathias
Commissioner
13th March 2003
Neil McIntosh
Commissioner
13th March 2003
Karamjit Singh
Commissioner
13th March 2003
Sam Younger
Commissioner
13th March 2003
Graham Zellick
Commissioner
13th March 2003

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends the District of South Cambridgeshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2002 by making amendments to the provision for certain parish elections including providing for the parishes of Babraham, Great Abington, Little Abington, Pampisford and West Wickham to hold elections in 2007 rather than 2006, and by taking account of the creation of the parish of Oakington and Westwick by the South Cambridgeshire (Parishes) Order 1984.

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