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The West Sussex (Electoral Changes) Order 2016

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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), (4) and (5)

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 August 2016 stating its recommendations for changes to the electoral arrangements for the county of West Sussex. The Commission has decided to give effect to those recommendations.

A draft of the instrument has been laid before each House of Parliament, 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 (c.20).

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Interpretation
  3. 3Divisions of the county of West Sussex and number of councillors
  4. 4Wards of the parish of Ansty & Staplefield and number of councillors
  5. 5Wards of the parish of Bognor Regis and number of councillors
  6. 6Wards of the parish of Burgess Hill and number of councillors
  7. 7Wards of the parish of Chichester and number of councillors
  8. 8Wards of the parish of Littlehampton and number of councillors
  9. 9Wards of the parish of North Horsham and number of councillors
  10. 10Wards of the parish of Lancing and number of councillors
  11. Signature
  12. Schedule 1Names of county electoral divisions and number of councillors
  13. Schedule 2Names of parish wards and number of councillors: in application to elections in 2019
  14. Schedule 3Names of parish wards and number of councillors: in application to elections in 2020
  15. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

(1)

This Order may be cited as the West Sussex (Electoral Changes) Order 2016.

(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 it is made;

(b)

for all other purposes, on the ordinary day of election of councillors in England and Walesf1 in 2017.

(4)

Articles 4 to 9 and Schedule 2 come into force—

(a)

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

(b)

for all other purposes, on the ordinary day of election of councillors in England and Wales in 2019.

(5)

Article 10 and Schedule 3 come into force—

(a)

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

(b)

for all other purposes, on the ordinary day of election of councillors in England and Wales in 2020.

2Interpretation

(1)

In this Order “the map” means the map marked “Map referred to in the West Sussex (Electoral Changes) Order 2016”, 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.

3Divisions of the county of West Sussex and number of councillors

(1)

The existing divisions of the county of West Sussex are abolished.

(2)

The county of West Sussex is divided into 70 divisions as listed in the first column of the table in Schedule 1.

(3)

Each division comprises the area designated on the map by reference to the name of the division.

(4)

The number of councillors to be elected for each division is the number specified in relation to that division in the second column of the table in Schedule 1.

4Wards of the parish of Ansty & Staplefield and number of councillors

(1)

The existing wards of the parish of Ansty & Staplefield are abolished.

(2)

The parish of Ansty & Staplefield is divided into four parish wards as listed in the first column of table 1 in Schedule 2.

(3)

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

(4)

The number of councillors to be elected for each parish ward is the number specified in relation to that ward in the second column of table 1 in Schedule 2.

5Wards of the parish of Bognor Regis and number of councillors

(1)

The existing wards of the parish of Bognor Regis are abolished.

(2)

The parish of Bognor Regis is divided into five parish wards as listed in the first column of table 2 in Schedule 2.

(3)

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

(4)

The number of councillors to be elected for each parish ward is the number specified in relation to that ward in the second column of table 2 in Schedule 2.

6Wards of the parish of Burgess Hill and number of councillors

(1)

The existing wards of the parish of Burgess Hill are abolished.

(2)

The parish of Burgess Hill is divided into ten parish wards as listed in the first column of table 3 in Schedule 2.

(3)

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

(4)

The number of councillors to be elected for each parish ward is the number specified in relation to that ward in the second column of table 3 in Schedule 2.

7Wards of the parish of Chichester and number of councillors

(1)

The existing wards of the parish of Chichester are abolished.

(2)

The parish of Chichester is divided into ten parish wards as listed in the first column of table 4 in Schedule 2.

(3)

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

(4)

The number of councillors to be elected for each parish ward is the number specified in relation to that ward in the second column of table 4 in Schedule 2.

8Wards of the parish of Littlehampton and number of councillors

(1)

The existing wards of the parish of Littlehampton are abolished.

(2)

The parish of Littlehampton is divided into six parish wards as listed in the first column of table 5 in Schedule 2.

(3)

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

(4)

The number of councillors to be elected for each parish ward is the number specified in relation to that ward in the second column of table 5 in Schedule 2.

9Wards of the parish of North Horsham and number of councillors

(1)

The existing wards of the parish of North Horsham are abolished.

(2)

The parish of North Horsham is divided into five parish wards as listed in the first column of table 6 in Schedule 2.

(3)

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

(4)

The number of councillors to be elected for each parish ward is the number specified in relation to that ward in the second column of table 6 in Schedule 2.

10Wards of the parish of Lancing and number of councillors

(1)

The existing wards of the parish of Lancing are abolished.

(2)

The parish of Lancing is divided into five parish wards as listed in the first column of the table in Schedule 3.

(3)

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

(4)

The number of councillors to be elected for each parish ward is the number specified in relation to that ward in the second column of the table in Schedule 3.

Signature

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

Name

Chief Executive

Local Government Boundary Commission for England

Date

Schedule 1Names of county electoral divisions and number of councillors

(1)

Name of county division

(2)

Number of councillors

Angmering & Findon

Arundel & Courtwick

Bersted

Bewbush & Ifield West

Billingshurst

Bognor Regis East

Bognor Regis West & Aldwick

Bourne

Bramber Castle

Broadbridge

Broadfield

Broadwater

Burgess Hill East

Burgess Hill North

Chichester East

Chichester North

Chichester South

Chichester West

Cissbury

Cuckfield & Lucastes

Durrington & Salvington

East Grinstead Meridian

East Grinstead South & Ashurst Wood

East Preston & Ferring

Felpham

Fontwell

Goring

Hassocks & Burgess Hill South

Haywards Heath East

Haywards Heath Town

Henfield

Holbrook

Horsham East

Horsham Hurst

Horsham Riverside

Hurstpierpoint & Bolney

Imberdown

Lancing

Langley Green & Ifield East

Lindfield & High Weald

Littlehampton East

Littlehampton Town

Maidenbower & Worth

Middleton

Midhurst

Northbrook

Northgate & West Green

Nyetimber

Petworth

Pound Hill

Pulborough

Rother Valley

Rustington

Selsey

Shoreham North

Shoreham South

Sompting & North Lancing

Southgate & Gossops Green

Southwater & Nuthurst

Southwick

St Leonard’s Forest

Storrington

Tarring

The Witterings

Three Bridges

Tilgate & Furnace Green

Worth Forest

Worthing East

Worthing Pier

Worthing West

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Schedule 2Names of parish wards and number of councillors: in application to elections in 2019

Table 1

Wards of the parish of Ansty & Staplefield

(1)

Name of parish ward

(2)

Number of councillors

Ansty

Brook Street & Borde Hill

Rocky Lane

Staplefield

4

1

1

3

Table 2

Wards of the parish of Bognor Regis

(1)

Name of parish ward

(2)

Number of councillors

Hatherleigh

Hotham

Marine

Orchard

Pevensey

1

4

4

3

4

Table 3

Wards of the parish of Burgess Hill

(1)

Name of parish ward

(2)

Number of councillors

Burgess Hill Dunstall

Burgess Hill Franklands

Burgess Hill Gatehouse

Burgess Hill Hammonds

Burgess Hill Leylands

Burgess Hill Meeds

Burgess Hill Norman

Burgess Hill St Andrews

Burgess Hill St Johns

Burgess Hill Victoria

1

3

1

1

3

2

1

3

1

2

Table 4

Wards of the parish of Chichester

(1)

Name of parish ward

(2)

Number of councillors

Chichester Bostock

Chichester East

Chichester Kingsmead

Chichester North

Chichester Palmers Field

Chichester Pound Farm

Chichester South

Chichester St Pancras

Chichester West

Chichester Westgate

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4

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4

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3

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3

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Table 5

Wards of the parish of Littlehampton

(1)

Name of parish ward

(2)

Number of councillors

Beach

Brookfield

Courtwick with Toddington

River

Wick

Wickbourne

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3

3

3

1

2

Table 6

Wards of the parish of North Horsham

(1)

Name of parish ward

(2)

Number of councillors

Comptons

Holbrook East

Holbrook West

Roffey North

Roffey South

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5

4

6

3

Schedule 3Names of parish wards and number of councillors: in application to elections in 2020

Table

Wards of the parish of Lancing

(1)

Name of parish ward

(2)

Number of councillors

Churchill

Manor

Mash Barn

Penhill

Widewater

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2

4

4

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Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order makes changes to electoral arrangements for the county of West Sussex following recommendations made by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England. The area of the county remains unchanged. The electoral changes in article 3 apply in respect of local government elections to be held on and after the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2017. The electoral changes in articles 4 to 9 apply in respect of such elections in 2019. The electoral changes in article 10 apply in respect of such elections in 2020.

Article 3 abolishes the existing electoral divisions of the county of West Sussex and replaces them with 70 new ones. That article together with the map (as defined in article 2) also establish the names, areas and number of councillors, of the new electoral divisions.

Articles 4 to 10 abolish the existing wards of the parishes of Ansty & Staplefield, Bognor Regis, Burgess Hill, Chichester, Littlehampton, North Horsham and Lancing respectively and replace them with new ones. Those articles together with the map also establish the names, areas and number of councillors of the new parish wards.

The map shows the area of the new county electoral divisions and parish wards and is available at https://www.lgbce.org.uk/current-reviews/south-east/west-sussex/west-sussex-county-council It is also available for inspection at reasonable times at the offices of the Local Government Boundary Commission for England, 14th floor, Millbank Tower, London SW1P 4QP.

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