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The District of South Somerset (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1988

S.I. 1988/1692 · Made 4 October 1988

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LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES

Made 4th October 1988

Coming into force in accordance with Article 2

Whereas in pursuance of section 51(1) of the Local Government Act 1972f1, the Local Government Boundary Commission for England on 29th January 1988 submitted to me proposals for the future electoral arrangements for the District of South Somerset:

And whereas in giving effect to those proposals I have decided to make certain modifications:

Now, therefore, in exercise of the power conferred upon me by sections 51(2) and 67 of that Act, I hereby make the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1972 c. 70.

Contents

  1. 1Article 1
  2. 2Article 2
  3. 3Article 3
  4. 4Article 4
  5. 5Article 5
  6. 6Article 6
  7. 7Article 7
  8. Signature
  9. Schedule NAMES OF AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS FOR NEW WARDS

1

This Order may be cited as the District of South Somerset (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1988.

2

(1)

This Order shall come into force on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 1991 (within the meaning of section 37 of the Representation of the People Act 1983f1) except that for the purpose of all proceedings preliminary or relating to an election to be held on or after that day it shall come into force on 10th October 1990.

(2)

The map referred to in this Order is the map marked “MAP REFERRED TO IN THE DISTRICT OF SOUTH SOMERSET (ELECTORAL ARRANGEMENTS) ORDER 1988” and deposited with the Secretary of State.

3

The existing wards of the District of South Somerset shall be abolished and that District shall be divided into forty wards which shall bear the names set out in column 1 of the Schedule to this Order, and each such ward shall comprise the area designated on the map by reference to the name of the ward, and demarcated by red lines thereon.

4

Where a boundary is shown on the map as running along a road, railway line, footway, waterway, or other similar geographical feature, it shall be treated as running along the centre line thereof.

5

The number of councillors to be elected for each ward constituted by this Order shall be the number specified in column 2 of the Schedule to this Order opposite to the name of the ward as given in column 1 of that Schedule.

6

Copies of the map, marked “COPY OF THE MAP REFERRED TO IN THE DISTRICT OF SOUTH SOMERSET (ELECTORAL ARRANGEMENTS) ORDER 1988” shall be deposited with the council of the District of South Somerset and with the Director General of the Ordnance Survey and such copies shall, at all reasonable times, be open to inspection by any person.

7

The ordinary elections of all councillors for the District of South Somerset shall be held simultaneously on the ordinary day of election of non-metropolitan district councillors in 1991 and every fourth year thereafter.

Signature

Douglas Hurd

One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of StateHome Office

4th October 1988

NAMES OF AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS FOR NEW WARDS

(1)
Name of New Ward
(2)
Number of Councillors
Blackdown1
Blackmoor Vale2
Brue2
Burrow Hill1
Camelot1
Cary2
Chard Avishayes1
Chard Combe1
Chard Crimchard1
Chard Holyrood1
Chard Jocelyn1
Coker2
Crewkerne3
Curry Rivel1
Eggwood1
Hamdon1
Houndstone1
Ilminster2
Islemoor1
Ivelchester1
Langport and Huish1
Martock2
Milborne Port1
Mudford1
Neroche1
Northstone1
Parrett1
St. Michael's1
South Petherton2
Tatworth and Forton1
Turn Hill1
Wessex2
Wincanton2
Windwhistle1
Yeovil Central3
Yeovil East3
Yeovil Preston2
Yeovil South2
Yeovil West2
Yeovil Without3