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The Harrogate (Electoral Changes) Order 2017

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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), (3) and (4)

Having conducted a review of the electoral arrangements in the borough of Harrogate under section 56 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009f1, and having published recommendations following that review in December 2016 under section 58(4) of that Act, the Local Government Boundary Commission for Englandf2 makes this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 59(1) and (2) of that Act.

Further to section 6(1) of the Statutory Instruments Act 1946f3, a draft of the Order has been laid before each House of Parliament and a period of forty days has elapsed since the day on which it was laid; neither House has resolved that the Order be not made.

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).

f3

1946 c. 36.

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement and interpretation
  2. 2Wards of the borough of Harrogate and number of councillors
  3. 3Wards of the parishes of Killinghall, Knaresborough and Ripon
  4. Signature
  5. Schedule 1: Names of wards
  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. 19Paragraph 19
  25. 20Paragraph 20
  26. 21Paragraph 21
  27. 22Paragraph 22
  28. 23Paragraph 23
  29. 24Paragraph 24
  30. 25Paragraph 25
  31. 26Paragraph 26
  32. 27Paragraph 27
  33. 28Paragraph 28
  34. 29Paragraph 29
  35. 30Paragraph 30
  36. 31Paragraph 31
  37. 32Paragraph 32
  38. 33Paragraph 33
  39. 34Paragraph 34
  40. 35Paragraph 35
  41. 36Paragraph 36
  42. 37Paragraph 37
  43. 38Paragraph 38
  44. 39Paragraph 39
  45. 40Paragraph 40
  46. Schedule 2Names of parish wards and number of councillors
  47. Explanatory note

1Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Harrogate (Electoral Changes) Order 2017.

(2)

The provisions of this Order specified in paragraph (3) come into force on the day after the day on which this Order is made.

(3)

The provisions specified in this paragraph are—

(a)

this article; and

(b)

the remaining provisions of this Order, but only for the purpose of proceedings preliminary, or relating, to the election of councillors.

(4)

The provisions of this Order specified in paragraph (3)(b) come into force for all purposes other than those described in that paragraph on the ordinary day of election of councillors in England and Wales in 2018.

(5)

In this article “the ordinary day of election of councillors in England and Wales” has the meaning given by section 37(1) of the Representation of the People Act 1983f1.

(6)

In this Order “the map” means the map marked “Map referred to in the Harrogate (Electoral Changes) Order 2017”, held by the Local Government Boundary Commission for Englandf2.

(7)

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.

2Wards of the borough of Harrogate and number of councillors

(1)

The existing wards of the borough of Harrogate are abolished.

(2)

The borough of Harrogate is divided into 40 wards as listed in Schedule 1.

(3)

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

(4)

One councillor is to be elected to each ward listed in Schedule 1.

3Wards of the parishes of Killinghall, Knaresborough and Ripon

(1)

The existing wards of the parishes of Killinghall, Knaresborough and Ripon are abolished.

(2)

Each of the parishes mentioned in paragraph (1) is divided into the parish wards listed in the entries in the second column of the table in Schedule 2 which relate to that parish.

(3)

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

(4)

The number of councillors to be elected to each parish ward is the number specified by the entry in the third column of the table in Schedule 2 which relates to that parish ward.

Signature

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

Name

Chief Executive

Local Government Boundary Commissions for England

Date

1

Bishop Monkton & Newby.

2

Boroughbridge.

3

Claro.

4

Fountains & Ripley.

5

Harrogate Bilton Grange.

6

Harrogate Bilton Woodfield.

7

Harrogate Central.

8

Harrogate Coppice Valley.

9

Harrogate Duchy.

10

Harrogate Fairfax.

11

Harrogate Harlow.

12

Harrogate High Harrogate.

13

Harrogate Hookstone.

14

Harrogate Kingsley.

15

Harrogate New Park.

16

Harrogate Oatlands.

17

Harrogate Old Bilton.

18

Harrogate Pannal.

19

Harrogate Saltergate.

20

Harrogate St Georges.

21

Harrogate Starbeck.

22

Harrogate Stray.

23

Harrogate Valley Gardens.

24

Killinghall & Hampsthwaite.

25

Knaresborough Aspin & Calcutt.

26

Knaresborough Castle.

27

Knaresborough Eastfield.

28

Knaresborough Scriven Park.

29

Marston Moor.

30

Masham & Kirkby Malzeard.

31

Nidd Valley.

32

Ouseburn.

33

Pateley Bridge & Nidderdale Moors.

34

Ripon Minster.

35

Ripon Moorside.

36

Ripon Spa.

37

Ripon Ure Bank.

38

Spofforth with Lower Wharfedale.

39

Washburn.

40

Wathvale.

Schedule 2Names of parish wards and number of councillors

(1)

Name of parish

(2)

Name of parish ward

(3)

Number of councillors
KillinghallKillinghall Oakdale2
KillinghallKillinghall Rural5
KillinghallKillinghall Saltergate3
KnaresboroughKnaresborough Aspin & Calcutt3
KnaresboroughKnaresborough Eastfield4
KnaresboroughKnaresborough Castle4
KnaresboroughKnaresborough Scriven Park4
RiponRipon Minster3
RiponRipon Moorside4
RiponRipon Spa4
RiponRipon Ure Bank4

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order makes changes to electoral arrangements for the borough of Harrogate following recommendations made by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England. The area of the borough remains unchanged. The changes which articles 2 and 3 introduce begin to apply to local government elections in 2018.

Article 2 abolishes the existing electoral wards comprising the borough of Harrogate and provides that the borough of Harrogate is divided into 40 wards, each of which is to be represented by one councillor; Schedule 1 specifies the names of those wards.

Article 3 and Schedule 2 make provision in respect of parish wards which is consequential to certain of the changes introduced by article 2.

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, 14th floor, Millbank Tower, London SW1P 4QP. The map may also be accessed at https://www.lgbce.org.uk/current-reviews/yorkshire-and-the-humber/north-yorkshire/harrogate.

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