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The City of Westminster (Electoral Changes) Order 2020

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Draft Order laid before Parliament under section 59(9) of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009; 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 1(2) and (3)

Under section 58(4) of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009f1 (“the Act”) the Local Government Boundary Commission for Englandf2 (“the Commission”) published a report dated May 2020 stating its recommendations for changes to the electoral arrangements for the City of Westminster. The Commission has decided to give effect to the recommendations.

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

The Commission makes the following Order in exercise of the power conferred by section 59(1) of the Act.

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.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Interpretation
  3. 3Wards of the City of Westminster and number of councillors
  4. Signature
  5. Schedule: Wards of the City of Westminster
  6. 1Paragraph 1
  7. 2Paragraph 2
  8. 3Paragraph 3
  9. 4Paragraph 4
  10. 5Paragraph 5
  11. 6Paragraph 6
  12. 7Paragraph 7
  13. 8Paragraph 8
  14. 9Paragraph 9
  15. 10Paragraph 10
  16. 11Paragraph 11
  17. 12Paragraph 12
  18. 13Paragraph 13
  19. 14Paragraph 14
  20. 15Paragraph 15
  21. 16Paragraph 16
  22. 17Paragraph 17
  23. 18Paragraph 18
  24. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

(1)

This Order may be cited as the City of Westminster (Electoral Changes) Order 2020.

(2)

This article and article 2 come into force on the day after the day on which this Order is made.

(3)

Article 3 comes into force—

(a)

for the purpose of proceedings preliminary or relating to the election of councillors, on the day after the day on which this Order is made;

(b)

for all other purposes, on the ordinary day of election of councillors in Englandf1 in 2022.

2Interpretation

(1)

In this Order, “the map” means the map marked “Map referred to in the City of Westminster (Electoral Changes) Order 2020”, held by the Local Government Boundary Commission for Englandf1.

(2)

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.

3Wards of the City of Westminster and number of councillors

(1)

The existing wards of the City of Westminster are abolished.

(2)

The City of Westminster is divided into the 18 wards listed in the Schedule.

(3)

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

(4)

The number of councillors to be elected for each ward is three.

Signature

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

Name

Chief Executive

Local Government Boundary Commission for England

Date

1

Abbey Road

2

Bayswater

3

Church Street

4

Harrow Road

5

Hyde Park

6

Knightsbridge & Belgravia

7

Lancaster Gate

8

Little Venice

9

Maida Vale

10

Marylebone

11

Pimlico North

12

Pimlico South

13

Queen’s Park

14

Regent’s Park

15

St James’s

16

Vincent Square

17

West End

18

Westbourne

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

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

Article 3 abolishes the existing electoral wards of the City of Westminster and replaces them with 18 new ones for the purpose of elections held on or after the ordinary day of election of councillors in England in 2022. It also establishes the names and areas of the new electoral wards and the number of councillors for each.

The area covered by each ward created by this Order is identified on a map which is available for inspection at reasonable times at the offices of the Local Government Boundary Commission for England, 1st Floor, Windsor House, 50 Victoria Street, London, SW1H 0TL.

The map may also be accessed at https://www.lgbce.org.uk/all-reviews/greater-london/greater-london/westminster.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sectors is foreseen.