# The District of South Hams (Electoral Changes) Order 1998, Note: 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 South Hams.
Article 2 abolishes all of the existing wards of the district and provides for the creation of 30 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 abolishes the existing wards of the parish of Totnes and provides for the creation of two new wards and Schedule 2 describes the areas of the new wards and the number of councillors for each ward.
Article 4 divides the parish of Berry Pomeroy into two new parish wards and Schedule 3 describes the areas of the new wards and the number of councillors for each ward.
Article 5 divides the parish of South Brent into two new parish wards and Schedule 4 describes the areas of the new wards and the number of councillors for each ward.
Article 6 divides the parish of Ivybridge into three new parish wards and describes the areas of the new wards and the number of councillors for each ward.
Article 7 divides the parish of Kingsbridge into three new parish wards and Schedule 5 describes the areas of the new wards and the number of councillors for each ward.
Article 8 abolishes the existing wards of the parish of Dartmouth and provides for the creation of two new wards and Schedule 6 describes the areas of the new wards and the number of councillors for each ward.
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 South Hams District Council and at the offices of the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, which are located at 2nd Floor, Ashdown House, 123 Victoria Street, London SW1E 6DE.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/2487/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/district-of-south-hams-electoral-changes-order-1998/note
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