# The Gloucestershire Districts (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1991, Article 3: Electoral arrangements in Cheltenham


(1) The Hatherley ward of the borough of Cheltenham shall be abolished.
(2) There shall be created in the borough of Cheltenham (as constituted on 1st April 1991) new wards which shall bear the names specified in column 1 of the Schedule hereto; and each such ward shall consist of the areas marked on a boundary map as shown in column 2 of that Schedule and specified in relation to the ward in question.
(3) The areas of the Hatherley and The Reddings ward and the Swindon ward shall form part of the Hatherley electoral division and the St Peter’s electoral division, respectively.
(4) From 1st April 1991 until 6th May 1991 the Hatherley and The Reddings ward shall be represented by the persons representing the Hatherley ward immediately before 1st April 1991; thereafter it shall be represented by 4 borough councillors.
(5) From 1st April 1991 until 6th May 1991 the Leckhampton with Up Hatherley ward shall be represented by the persons representing the Leckhampton with Up Hatherley ward of the borough of Tewkesbury immediately before 1st April 1991; thereafter it shall be represented by 3 borough councillors.
(6) From 1st April 1991 until 6th May 1991 the Prestbury ward shall be represented by the persons representing the Prestbury St Mary’s ward and the Prestbury St Nicholas ward of the borough of Tewkesbury immediately before 1st April 1991; thereafter it shall be represented by 3 borough councillors.
(7) From 1st April 1991 until 6th May 1991 the Swindon ward shall be represented by the person representing the Swindon ward of the borough of Tewkesbury immediately before 1st April 1991; thereafter it shall be represented by one borough councillor.
(8) Subject to paragraph (9) below, of the councillors elected for the Leckhampton with Up Hatherley ward and for the Prestbury ward on the ordinary day of elections in 1991–
(a) the councillor of each ward elected by the smallest number of votes cast in the election for that ward shall retire in 1992;
(b) the councillor of each ward elected by the second smallest number of votes cast in the election for that ward shall retire in 1994; and
(c) the others shall retire in 1995.
(9) If in relation to either of those wards–
(a) the election of councillors in 1991 is uncontested; or
(b) an equality of votes between any persons elected makes it uncertain which of them is to retire in any such year,
the councillor of the ward in question who is to retire in that year shall be determined by lot.
(10) Where such question is determined by lot, the lot shall be drawn at the next practicable meeting of the council after the question has arisen, and the drawing shall be conducted under the direction of the person presiding at the meeting.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1991/793/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/gloucestershire-districts-electoral-arrangements-order-1991/article-3
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