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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-darlington-electoral-changes-order-2026/note",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2026/9780348288377",
  "legislation_title": "The Darlington (Electoral Changes) Order 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-darlington-electoral-changes-order-2026",
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  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nThis Order makes changes to electoral arrangements for the district of Darlington following recommendations made by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England. This Order does not change the boundary of the district itself.\nArticle 3 abolishes the existing electoral wards of the district of Darlington and replaces them with the 19 new ones listed in Schedule 1 for the purposes of elections held on or after the ordinary day of election of councillors in England in 2027. It also establishes the names and areas of the new electoral wards and the number of councillors for each.\nArticle 4 makes changes to the parish wards of the parish of Whessoe that are consequential on the changes made by article 3. The changes to parish wards introduced by article 4 come into force for the purposes of parish elections in 2027 and in respect of subsequent parish elections.\nArticle 5 makes similar provision for the new parish wards of the parish of Low Coniscliffe and Merrybent, which was previously un-warded, for the purposes of parish elections in 2027 and in respect of subsequent parish elections.\nThe area covered by each ward created by this Order is identified on a map which is available for inspection at reasonable times at the principal office of the Local Government Boundary Commission for England, 7th Floor, 3 Bunhill Row, London EC1Y 8YZ. The map is also accessible online at https://www.lgbce.org.uk/all-reviews/darlington/.\nA full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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