The District of West Wiltshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2007
S.I. 2007/323 · Made 8 February 2007
local government, england
Made 8th February 2007
Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2)
A period of not less than six weeks has expired since the receipt of those recommendations.
The Electoral Commission have decided to give effect, with one modification, to those recommendations.
Accordingly, the Electoral Commission, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 17f5 and 26f6 of the 1992 Act, make the following Order:
Annotations to the whole text
Footnotes
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The Boundary Committee for England is a committee of the Electoral Commission, established by the Electoral Commission in accordance with section 14 of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (“the 2000 Act”) (c.41). The Local Government Commission for England (Transfer of Functions) Order 2001 (S.I. 2001/3962) transferred to the Electoral Commission the functions of the Local Government Commission for England.
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This section has been amended by S.I. 2001/3962.
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The Electoral Commission was established by the 2000 Act (c.41). The functions of the Secretary of State, under sections 13 to 15 and 17 of the 1992 Act (c.19), to the extent that they relate to electoral changes within the meaning of that Act, were transferred with modifications to the Electoral Commission on 1st April 2002 (S.I. 2001/3962).
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This section has been amended by S.I. 2001/3962 and also otherwise in ways not relevant to this Order.
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This section has been amended by S.I. 2001/3962.
Contents
- 1Citation and commencement
- 2Interpretation
- 3Wards of the district of West Wiltshire
- 4Wards of the parish of Bradford-on-Avon
- 5Wards of the parish of Melksham
- 6Wards of the parish of Trowbridge
- 7Wards of the parish of Westbury
- 8Map
- 9Electoral register
- Signature
- Schedule NAMES AND AREAS OF WARDS AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS
- Explanatory note
1Citation and commencement
This Order may be cited as the District of West Wiltshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2007.
This Order comes into force—
for the purpose of proceedings preliminary or relating to any election to be held on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2007, on the day after that on which it is made;
for all other purposes, on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2007.
2Interpretation
In this Order—
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“district” means the district of West Wiltshire;
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“existing”, in relation to a ward, means the ward as it exists on the date this Order is made;
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“map” means the map marked “Map referred to in the District of West Wiltshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2007”, of which prints are available for inspection at the principal office of the Electoral Commission: and any reference to a numbered sheet is a reference to the sheet of the map which bears that number;
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“ordinary day of election of councillors” has the meaning given by section 37 of the Representation of the People Act 1983f1; and
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“registration officer” means an officer appointed for the purpose of, and in accordance with, section 8f2 of the Representation of the People Act 1983.
3Wards of the district of West Wiltshire
The existing wards of the districtf1 shall be abolished.
The district shall be divided into twenty-four wards which shall be named as set out in column (1) of the Schedule.
Each ward shall comprise the area described in column (2) of the Schedule by reference to parishes and parish wards or, where an area is not so described, the area designated on the map by reference to the name of the ward and demarcated by red lines.
The number of councillors to be elected for each ward shall be the number specified in respect of the ward in column (3) of the Schedule.
Where a boundary is shown on the map as running along a road, railway line, footway, watercourse or similar geographical feature, it shall be treated as running along the centre line of the feature.
4Wards of the parish of Bradford-on-Avon
The existing wards of the parish of Bradford-on-Avon shall be abolished.
The parish shall be divided into two wards which shall be named Bradford-on-Avon North and Bradford-on-Avon South.
Each ward shall comprise the area designated on sheet 2 by reference to the name of the ward and demarcated by orange lines.
The number of councillors to be elected for each ward shall be six.
5Wards of the parish of Melksham
The existing wards of the parish of Melksham shall be abolished.
The parish shall be divided into three wards which shall be named Melksham East, Melksham North and Melksham Spa.
Each ward shall comprise the area designated on sheet 1 by reference to the name of the ward and demarcated by orange lines.
The number of councillors to be elected for Melksham East ward shall be seven, for Melksham Spa ward shall be six and for Melksham North ward shall be two.
6Wards of the parish of Trowbridge
The existing wards of the parish of Trowbridge shall be abolished.
The parish shall be divided into seven wards which shall be named Trowbridge Bradley Road, Trowbridge Central, Trowbridge East, Trowbridge North East, Trowbridge North West, Trowbridge South West and Trowbridge Whiterow Park.
Each ward shall comprise the area designated on sheet 2 by reference to the name of the ward and demarcated by orange lines.
The number of councillors to be elected for Trowbridge East ward shall be five, for each of Trowbridge Central and Trowbridge South West wards shall be four, for Trowbridge North East ward shall be three, for Trowbridge North West ward shall be two and for each of Trowbridge Bradley Road and Trowbridge Whiterow Park wards shall be one.
7Wards of the parish of Westbury
The existing wards of the parish of Westbury shall be abolished.
The parish shall be divided into two wards which shall be named Westbury Ham and Westbury Laverton.
Each ward shall comprise the area designated on sheets 3 and 4 by reference to the name of the ward and demarcated by orange lines.
The number of councillors to be elected for Westbury Ham ward shall be nine and for Westbury Laverton ward shall be seven.
8Map
West Wiltshire District Council shall make a print of the map available for inspection at its offices by any member of the public at any reasonable time.
9Electoral register
The registration officer for the district shall make such rearrangement of, or adaptation of, the register of local government electors as may be necessary for the purposes of, and in consequence of, this Order.
Signature
Sealed with the seal of the Electoral Commission on the 8th day of February 2007
L.S.
Sam Younger
Chairman of the Commission
8th February 2007
Jacqui Dixon
Secretary to the Commission
8th February 2007
NAMES AND AREAS OF WARDS AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS
| Column (1) | Column (2) | Column (3) |
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| Name of Ward | Area of Ward | Number of Councillors |
| Atworth, Whitley and South Wraxall | Atworth parish; South Wraxall parish; Shaw and Whitley parish ward of Melksham Without parish | 1 |
| Avonside | Broughton Gifford parish; Hilperton parish; Holt parish; Staverton parish | 3 |
| Bradford-on-Avon North | Bradford-on-Avon North parish ward of Bradford-on-Avon parish | 2 |
| Bradford-on-Avon South | Westwood parish; Wingfield parish; Bradford-on-Avon South parish ward of Bradford-on-Avon parish | 2 |
| Dilton | Chapmanslade parish; Dilton Marsh parish; Upton Scudamore parish | 1 |
| Ethandune | 1 | |
| Manor Vale | Limpley Stoke parish; Monkton Farleigh parish; Winsley parish | 1 |
| Melksham East | Melksham East parish ward of Melksham parish | 2 |
| Melksham Spa | Melksham Spa parish ward of Melksham parish | 2 |
| Melksham Without | Melksham North parish ward of Melksham parish; Beanacre and Bowerhill parish ward of Melksham Without parish; the lands common to the parishes of Broughton Gifford and Melksham Without | 3 |
| Mid Wylye Valley | Bishopstrow parish; Boyton parish; Chitterne parish; Codford parish; Heytesbury parish; Knook parish; Norton Bavant parish; Sherrington parish; Stockton parish; Upton Lovell parish | 1 |
| Shearwater | Brixton Deverill parish; Corsley parish; Horningsham parish; Kingston Deverill parish; Longbridge Deverill parish; Sutton Veny parish | 1 |
| Summerham | Bulkington parish; Great Hinton parish; Keevil parish; Semington parish; Steeple Ashton parish | 1 |
| Trowbridge and North Bradley | North Bradley parish; Trowbridge Bradley Road parish ward of Trowbridge parish | 1 |
| Trowbridge and Southwick | Southwick parish; Trowbridge Whiterow Park parish ward of Trowbridge parish | 1 |
| Trowbridge Central | Trowbridge Central parish ward of Trowbridge parish | 2 |
| Trowbridge East | Trowbridge East parish ward of Trowbridge parish | 3 |
| Trowbridge North East | Trowbridge North East parish ward of Trowbridge parish | 2 |
| Trowbridge North West | Trowbridge North West parish ward of Trowbridge parish | 1 |
| Trowbridge South West | Trowbridge South West parish ward of Trowbridge parish | 2 |
| Warminster East | Warminster East parish ward of Warminster parish | 3 |
| Warminster West | Warminster West parish ward of Warminster parish | 3 |
| Westbury Ham | 3 | |
| Westbury Laverton | Westbury Laverton parish ward of Westbury parish | 2 |
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order makes changes to the electoral arrangements for the district of West Wiltshire following recommendations made by the Boundary Committee for England to the Electoral Commission.
The Electoral Commission accepted the Boundary Committee’s recommendations with one modification. The modification concerns the name of Avonside ward.
The electoral changes apply in respect of local government elections to be held on and after the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2007.
Article 3 abolishes the existing wards of the district and replaces them with 24 new ones. That article, the Schedule and the map also establish the names and areas of the new district wards and the numbers of district councillors for each ward.
Article 4 abolishes the existing parish wards of the parish of Bradford-on-Avon and replaces them with 2 new ones. That article and the map also establish the names and areas of the new parish wards and the numbers of parish councillors for each ward.
Article 5 abolishes the existing parish wards of the parish of Melksham and replaces them with 3 new ones. That article and the map also establish the names and areas of the new parish wards and the numbers of parish councillors for each ward.
Article 6 abolishes the existing parish wards of the parish of Trowbridge and replaces them with 7 new ones. That article and the map also establish the names and areas of the new parish wards and the numbers of parish councillors for each ward.
Article 7 abolishes the existing parish wards of the parish of Westbury and replaces them with 2 new ones. That article and the map also establish the names and areas of the new parish wards and the numbers of parish councillors for each ward.
Article 9 obliges the Electoral Registration Officer to make any necessary amendments to the electoral register to reflect the new electoral arrangements.
The map defined in article 2 shows the new district and parish wards. It is available at www.boundarycommittee.org.uk/your-area/westwiltshire.cfm and, at all reasonable times, at the offices of West Wiltshire District Council and at the principal office of the Electoral Commission at Trevelyan House, Great Peter Street, London SW1P 2HW.