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The London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham (Electoral Changes) Order 2000

S.I. 2000/1844 · Made 12 July 2000

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LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND

Made 12th July 2000

Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2)

Whereas the Local Government Commission for England, acting pursuant to section 15(4) of the Local Government Act 1992f1, has submitted to the Secretary of State a report dated January 2000 on its review of the London borough of Hammersmith and Fulham together with its recommendations:

And whereas the Secretary of State has decided to give effect, subject to modifications, to those recommendations:

Now, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 17f2 and 26 of the Local Government Act 1992, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1992 c. 19.

f2

Section 17 is amended by section 39(4) and (5) of the Police and Magistrates' Courts Act 1994 (c. 29).

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement and interpretation
  2. 2Wards of the London borough of Hammersmith and Fulham
  3. 3Revocation
  4. Signature
  5. Schedule NAMES OF WARDS
  6. Explanatory note

1Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1)

This Order may be cited as the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham (Electoral Changes) Order 2000.

(2)

This Order shall come into force—

(a)

for the purpose of proceedings preliminary or relating to any election to be held on 2nd May 2002, on 10th October 2001;

(b)

for all other purposes, on 2nd May 2002.

(3)

In this Order—

  • “borough” means the London borough of Hammersmith and Fulham;

  • “existing”, in relation to a ward, means the ward as it exists on the date this Order is made; and

any reference to the map is a reference to the map prepared by the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions marked “Map of the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham (Electoral Changes) Order 2000”, and deposited in accordance with regulation 27 of the Local Government Changes for England Regulations 1994f1.

2Wards of the London borough of Hammersmith and Fulham

(1)

The existing wards of the boroughf1 shall be abolished.

(2)

The borough shall be divided into sixteen wards which shall bear the names set out in the Schedule.

(3)

The wards shall comprise the areas designated on the map by reference to the names of the wards and demarcated by red lines.

(4)

The number of councillors to be elected for each of the College Park and Old Oak, and Palace Riverside wards shall be two, and for each of the other wards shall be three.

(5)

Where a boundary is shown on the map as running along a road, railway line, footway, watercourse or similar geographical feature, it shall be treated as running along the centre line of the feature.

3Revocation

The London Borough of Hammersmith (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977 is hereby revoked.

Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Beverley Hughes

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

12th July 2000

NAMES OF WARDS

  • Addison

  • Askew

  • Avonmore and Brook Green

  • College Park and Old Oak

  • Fulham Broadway

  • Fulham Reach

  • Hammersmith Broadway

  • Munster

  • North End

  • Palace Riverside

  • Parsons Green and Walham

  • Ravenscourt Park

  • Sands End

  • Shepherd’s Bush Green

  • Town

  • Wormholt and White City

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order gives effect, subject to modifications, to recommendations by the Local Government Commission for England for electoral changes in the London borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. The changes have effect in relation to local government elections to be held on and after 2nd May 2002.

The modifications relate to names of wards and to the moving of St Augustine’s School in Disbrowe Road to Fulham Reach ward from North End ward.

The Secretary of State has decided that the wards shown in the first column of the Table below with the names proposed by the Commission should be named in accordance with the second column.

Proposed Ward NameWard Name
BroadwayHammersmith Broadway
White City and Shepherd’s BushShepherd’s Bush Green
WormholtWormholt and White City

Article 2 abolishes the existing wards of the borough and provides for the creation of 16 new wards. That article and the Schedule also make provision for the names of the new wards. The College Park and Old Oak, and Palace Riverside wards are each to be represented by two councillors. Each of the other wards is to be represented by three councillors.

Article 3 revokes the London Borough of Hammersmith (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977.

The areas of the new wards are demarcated on the map described in article 1(3). Prints of the map may be inspected at all reasonable times at the offices of the Council of the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham and at the offices of the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, 2nd Floor, Ashdown House, 123 Victoria Street, London SW1E 6DE.