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The Buckinghamshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2012

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Draft Order laid before Parliament under section 59(9) of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 on 19th March 2012; draft to lie for forty days, pursuant to section 6(1) of the Statutory Instruments Act 1946, during which period either House of Parliament may resolve that the Order be not made

Local Government, England

Made

Coming into force in accordance with article 2

Under section 58(4) of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009f1 (“the 2009 Act”) the Local Government Boundary Commission for Englandf2 published a report dated January 2012 stating its recommendations for changes to the electoral arrangements for the county of Buckinghamshire.

A draft of the instrument has been laid before Parliament and a period of forty days has expired and neither House has resolved that the instrument be not made.

The Local Government Boundary Commission for England has decided to give effect to the recommendations for electoral changes and in exercise of the powers conferred by section 59(1) of the 2009 Act makes the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2009 c.20.

f2

The Local Government Boundary Commission for England was established on 1st April 2010 by section 55(1) of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (c.20).

Contents

  1. 1Citation
  2. 2Commencement
  3. 3Interpretation
  4. 4Electoral divisions of the county of Buckinghamshire and number of councillors
  5. 5Wards of the parish of Amersham and number of councillors
  6. 6Wards of the parish of Aylesbury and number of councillors
  7. 7Wards of the parish of Beaconsfield and number of councillors
  8. 8Wards of the parish of Burnham and number of councillors
  9. 9Wards of the parish of Farnham Royal and number of councillors
  10. 10Wards of the parish of Little Chalfont and number of councillors
  11. 11Wards of the parish of Little Missenden and number of councillors
  12. 12Wards of the parish of Marlow and number of councillors
  13. 13Wards of the parish of Stokenchurch and number of councillors
  14. Signature
  15. Schedule Names of county electoral divisions
  16. Explanatory note

1Citation

This Order may be cited as the Buckinghamshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2012.

2Commencement

(1)

This Order, with the exception of article numbers 5 to 13, comes into force —

(a)

for the purpose of proceedings preliminary or relating to the elections of councillors for county electoral divisions, on 15th October 2012;

(b)

for all other purposes, on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2013.

(2)

Articles 5 to 13 come into force—

(a)

for the purpose of proceedings preliminary or relating to the elections of parish councillors, on 15th October 2014;

(b)

for all other purposes, on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2015.

3Interpretation

In this Order—

  • “map” means the map marked “Map referred to in the Buckinghamshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2012”, of which prints are available for inspection at the principal office of the Local Government Boundary Commission for England;

  • “ordinary day of election of councillors” has the meaning given by section 37 of the Representation of the People Act 1983f1.

4Electoral divisions of the county of Buckinghamshire and number of councillors

(1)

The existing electoral divisions of the county of Buckinghamshire are abolished.

(2)

The county is divided into forty-nine electoral divisions each bearing a name listed in the Schedule.

(3)

Each electoral division comprises the area designated on the map by reference to the name of the electoral division.

(4)

One councillor is to be elected for each electoral division.

(5)

Where a boundary is shown on the map as running along a road, railway line, footway, watercourse or similar geographical feature, it is to be treated as running along the centre line of the feature.

5Wards of the parish of Amersham and number of councillors

(1)

The existing wards of the parish of Amersham are abolished.

(2)

The parish is divided into five wards named respectively—

(a)

Amersham Common;

(b)

Amersham Common West;

(c)

Amersham-on-the-Hill;

(d)

Amersham Town;

(e)

Weedon Hill.

(3)

Each ward comprises the area designated on the map by reference to the name of the ward.

(4)

Five councillors are to be elected for Amersham-on-the-Hill ward.

(5)

Three councillors are to be elected for each of the following wards:

(a)

Amersham Common;

(b)

Amersham Common West.

(6)

Two councillors are to be elected for each of the following wards:

(a)

Amersham Town;

(b)

Weedon Hill.

6Wards of the parish of Aylesbury and number of councillors

(1)

The existing wards of the parish of Aylesbury are abolished.

(2)

The parish is divided into thirteen wards named respectively—

(a)

Central;

(b)

Bedgrove South;

(c)

Elmhurst;

(d)

Gatehouse;

(e)

Mandeville;

(f)

Oakfield North;

(g)

Oakfield South;

(h)

Oxford Road;

(i)

Quarrendon;

(j)

Southcourt;

(k)

Walton;

(l)

Walton Court and Hawkslade North;

(m)

Walton Court and Hawkslade South.

(3)

Each ward comprises the area designated on the map by reference to the name of the ward.

(4)

Three councillors are to be elected for each of the following wards:

(a)

Gatehouse;

(b)

Mandeville;

(c)

Southcourt.

(5)

Two councillors are to be elected for each of the following wards:

(a)

Central;

(b)

Bedgrove South;

(c)

Elmhurst;

(d)

Oakfield South;

(e)

Oxford Road;

(f)

Quarrendon.

(6)

One councillor is to be elected for each of the following wards:

(a)

Oakfield North;

(b)

Walton;

(c)

Walton Court and Hawkslade North;

(d)

Walton Court and Hawkslade South.

7Wards of the parish of Beaconsfield and number of councillors

(1)

The existing wards of the parish of Beaconsfield are abolished.

(2)

The parish is divided into four wards named respectively—

(a)

Beaconsfield Central;

(b)

Beaconsfield North;

(c)

Beaconsfield South;

(d)

Beaconsfield West.

(3)

Each ward comprises the area designated on the map by reference to the name of the ward.

(4)

Six councillors are to be elected for Beaconsfield North ward.

(5)

Five councillors are to be elected for Beaconsfield West ward.

(6)

Three councillors are to be elected for Beaconsfield Central ward.

(7)

Two councillors are to be elected for Beaconsfield South ward.

8Wards of the parish of Burnham and number of councillors

(1)

The existing wards of the parish of Burnham are abolished.

(2)

The parish is divided into five wards named respectively—

(a)

Burnham Beeches;

(b)

Burnham Church;

(c)

Burnham Church South;

(d)

Burnham Lent Rise;

(e)

Burnham South.

(3)

Each ward comprises the area designated on the map by reference to the name of the ward.

(4)

Eight councillors are to be elected for Burnham Lent Rise ward.

(5)

Five councillors are to be elected for Burnham Church ward.

(6)

Three councillors are to be elected for Burnham Beeches ward.

(7)

Two councillors are to be elected for Burnham Church South ward.

(8)

One councillor is to be elected for Burnham South ward.

9Wards of the parish of Farnham Royal and number of councillors

(1)

The existing wards of the parish of Farnham Royal are abolished.

(2)

The parish is divided into three wards named respectively—

(a)

Farnham Royal Central;

(b)

Farnham Royal North;

(c)

Farnham Royal South.

(3)

Each ward comprises the area designated on the map by reference to the name of the ward.

(4)

Seven councillors are to be elected for Farnham Royal North ward.

(5)

Three councillors are to be elected for Farnham Royal Central.

(6)

One councillor is to be elected for Farnham Royal South ward.

10Wards of the parish of Little Chalfont and number of councillors

(1)

The existing wards of the parish of Little Chalfont are abolished.

(2)

The parish is divided into three wards named respectively—

(a)

Little Chalfont;

(b)

Little Chalfont North-East;

(c)

Little Chalfont South.

(3)

Each ward comprises the area designated on the map by reference to the name of the ward.

(4)

Five councillors are to be elected for Little Chalfont ward.

(5)

Two councillors are to be elected for each of the following wards:

(a)

Little Chalfont North-East;

(b)

Little Chalfont South.

11Wards of the parish of Little Missenden and number of councillors

(1)

The parish of Little Missenden is divided into three wards named respectively—

(a)

Holmer Green;

(b)

Hyde Heath;

(c)

Little Kingshill and Little Missenden.

(2)

Each ward comprises the area designated on the map by reference to the name of the ward.

(3)

Seven councillors are to be elected for Holmer Green ward.

(4)

Four councillors are to be elected for Little Kingshill and Little Missenden ward.

(5)

Two councillors are to be elected for Hyde Heath ward.

12Wards of the parish of Marlow and number of councillors

(1)

The existing wards of the parish of Marlow are abolished.

(2)

The parish is divided into three wards named respectively—

(a)

North and West;

(b)

South;

(c)

South-East.

(3)

Each ward comprises the area designated on the map by reference to the name of the ward.

(4)

Seven councillors are to be elected for North and West ward.

(5)

Three councillors are to be elected for South-East ward.

(6)

Two councillors are to be elected for South ward.

13Wards of the parish of Stokenchurch and number of councillors

(1)

The parish of Stokenchurch is divided into two wards named respectively—

(a)

Beacon’s Bottom;

(b)

Stokenchurch.

(2)

Each ward comprises the area designated on the map by reference to the name of the ward.

(3)

Ten councillors are to be elected for Stokenchurch ward.

(4)

One councillor is to be elected for Beacon’s Bottom ward.

Signature

Sealed with the seal of the Local Government Boundary Commission for England on the

Chairman

Local Government Boundary Commission for England

Names of county electoral divisions

In Aylesbury Vale District
Aston Clinton and Bierton
Aylesbury East
Aylesbury North
Aylesbury North-West
Aylesbury South-East
Aylesbury South-West
Aylesbury West
Bernwood
Buckingham East
Buckingham West
Great Brickhill
Grendon Underwood
Ivinghoe
Stone and Waddesdon
Wendover, Halton and Stoke Mandeville
Wing
Winslow
In Chiltern District
Amersham and Chesham Bois
Chalfont St Giles
Chalfont St Peter
Chesham
Chess Valley
Chiltern Ridges
Great Missenden
Little Chalfont and Amersham Common
Penn Wood and Old Amersham
In South Bucks District
Beaconsfield
Cliveden
Denham
Farnham Common and Burnham Beeches
Gerrards Cross
Iver
Stoke Poges and Wexham
In Wycombe District
Abbey
Booker, Cressex and Castlefield
Chiltern Villages
Downley
Flackwell Heath, Little Marlow and Marlow South-East
Hazlemere
Marlow
Ridgeway East
Ridgeway West
Ryemead and Micklefield
Terriers and Amersham Hill
The Risboroughs
The Wooburns, Bourne End and Hedsor
Totteridge and Bowerdean
Tylers Green and Loudwater
West Wycombe

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order makes changes to the electoral arrangements for the county of Buckinghamshire following recommendations made by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England. The area of the county remains unchanged.

The electoral changes apply in respect of local government elections to be held on and after the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2013.

Article 4 abolishes the existing electoral divisions of the county and replaces them with 49 new ones. That article, the map and the Schedule also establish the names and areas of the new electoral divisions.

Article 5 abolishes the existing wards of the parish of Amersham and replaces them with 5 new ones. That article and the map also establish the names and areas of the new wards and the number of councillors for each ward.

Article 6 abolishes the existing wards of the parish of Aylesbury and replaces them with 13 new ones. That article and the map also establish the names and areas of the new wards and the number of councillors for each ward.

Article 7 abolishes the existing wards of the parish of Beaconsfield and replaces them with 4 new ones. That article and the map also establish the names and areas of the new wards and the number of councillors for each ward.

Article 8 abolishes the existing wards of the parish of Burnham and replaces them with 5 new ones. That article and the map also establish the names and areas of the new wards and the number of councillors for each ward.

Article 9 abolishes the existing wards of the parish of Farnham Royal and replaces them with 3 new ones. That article and the map also establish the names and areas of the new wards and the number of councillors for each ward.

Article 10 abolishes the existing wards of the parish of Little Chalfont and replaces them with 3 new ones. That article and the map also establish the names and areas of the new wards and the number of councillors for each ward.

Article 11 establishes 3 wards for the parish of Little Missenden. That article and the map also establish the names and areas of the new wards and the number of councillors for each ward.

Article 12 abolishes the existing wards of the parish of Marlow and replaces them with 3 new ones. That article and the map also establish the names and areas of the new wards and the number of councillors for each ward.

Article 13 establishes 2 wards for the parish of Stokenchurch. That article and the map also establish the names and areas of the new wards and the number of councillors for each ward.

The map defined in article 3 shows the new county electoral divisions and parish wards. It is available at www.lgbce.org.uk/all-reviews/south-east/buckinghamshire/buckinghamshire-county-council-fer; it is also available, at all reasonable times, at the offices of the council of the county of Buckinghamshire and at the principal office of the Local Government Boundary Commission for England at Layden House, 76 – 86 Turnmill Street, London EC1M 5LG.

An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.