{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-durham-electoral-changes-order-2012/article-15",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2012/9780111522516",
  "legislation_title": "The Durham (Electoral Changes) Order 2012",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-durham-electoral-changes-order-2012",
  "path": "article/15",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "15",
  "heading": "Wards of the parish of Seaham and number of councillors",
  "text": "(1) The existing wards of the parish of Seaham are abolished.\n(2) The parish is divided into six wards named respectively—\n(a) Dawdon;\n(b) Deneside;\n(c) Seaham Central;\n(d) Seaham Harbour;\n(e) Seaham North;\n(f) Westlea.\n(3) Each ward comprises the area designated on the map by reference to the name of the ward.\n(4) Five councillors are to be elected for Dawdon ward.\n(5) Four councillors are to be elected for each of the following wards:\n(a) Deneside;\n(b) Seaham North.\n(6) Three councillors are to be elected for each of the following wards:\n(a) Seaham Central;\n(b) Seaham Harbour.\n(7) Two councillors are to be elected for Westlea ward.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2012/9780111522516/article/15",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T14:52:03.499995+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}