# The District of Stroud (Parishes and Electoral Changes) Order 2001, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order gives effect, on 1st April 2002, to parish boundary recommendations made by Stroud District Council. Subject to that, it also gives effect to recommendations by the Local Government Commission for England (“the LGC”) for electoral changes in the district of Stroud with one modification. Those changes have effect in relation to local government elections to be held on and after 2nd May 2002.
The modification relates to the name of one of the proposed new wards. The Secretary of State has decided that the ward for which the LGC suggested the name “Woodchester” should be called “Amberley and Woodchester”.
Article 2 transfers an area of land (62 electors) from the parish of Moreton Valence to the parish of Longney. In consequence of these transfers, the Secretary of State has decided to modify the recommendations of the LGC for the district wards of Severn and Hardwicke so that the boundaries of those wards reflect the new parish boundaries of the two parishes of Moreton Valence and Longney.
Article 3 abolishes the existing wards of the district and provides for the creation of thirty 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 4 makes provision for a whole council election in 2002 and for reversion to elections by thirds in subsequent years. Schedule 2 regulates the order of retirement of councillors.
Articles 5 to 11 make electoral changes in the parishes of Cam, Minchinhampton, Randwick, Rodborough, Stroud, Thrupp and Dursley.
Article 12 revokes the District of Stroud (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979.
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 Stroud Council and at the offices of the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, 2nd Floor, Ashdown House, 123 Victoria Street, London SW1E 6DE.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/3883/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/district-of-stroud-parishes-and-electoral-changes-order-2001/note
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