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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-west-somerset-electoral-changes-order-2011/note",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2011/9780111504321",
  "legislation_title": "The West Somerset (Electoral Changes) Order 2011",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-west-somerset-electoral-changes-order-2011",
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  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nThis Order makes changes to the electoral arrangements for the district of West Somerset following recommendations made by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England. The area of the district remains unchanged.\nThe electoral changes apply in respect of local government elections to be held on and after the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2011.\nArticle 3 abolishes the existing wards of the district and replaces them with 16 new ones. That article, the map and the Schedule also establish the names and areas of the new wards and the number of councillors for each ward.\nArticle 4 abolishes the existing wards of the parish of Minehead 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.\nThe map defined in article 2 shows the new district wards and parish wards. It is available at www.lgbce.org.uk/all-reviews/south-west/somerset/west-somerset-electoral-review and, at all reasonable times, at the offices of the council of the district of West Somerset and at the principal office of the Local Government Boundary Commission for England at Layden House, 76-86 Turnmill Street, London EC1M 5LG.",
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  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2011/9780111504321/note",
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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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