# The Maidstone (Electoral Changes) Order 2025, Note: Explanatory note

Extent: E+W

(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order gives effect to recommendations made by Maidstone Borough Council (“the Council”) to the Local Government Boundary Commission for England for related alterations to the boundaries between a number of county electoral divisions and borough wards within the Council’s area.
The alterations are as consequence of changes to parish boundaries and warding arrangements under the Maidstone Borough (Reorganisation of Community Governance) Order 2023, which was made by the Council under sections 86 and 240(10) of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c. 28). A hard copy of that Order is available for inspection at reasonable times at the offices of Maidstone Borough Council, Maidstone House, King Street, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 6JQ. It is also available online at https://www.lgbce.org.uk/sites/default/files/2025-02/MBC_Reorganisation_of_Community_Governance_Order_2023.pdf.
The changes described in article 3 (in relation to county electoral divisions) apply in respect of elections to be held on and after the ordinary day of election of councillors in England in 2025.
The changes described in article 4 (in relation to borough wards) apply in respect of elections to be held on and after the ordinary day of election of councillors in England in 2028.
A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private, voluntary or public sectors is foreseen.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/148/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/maidstone-electoral-changes-order-2025/note
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