Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order makes some alterations to the boundaries of the counties of North, South and West Yorkshire, and also district boundaries within South and West Yorkshire. The mapand table at the end of this Note give a general guide to the areas affected and the changes made. The table also gives an approximate figure for the total area of land involved(in hectares), and for the population affected.

Consequential changes are made to local government electoral areas, petty sessional divisions and coroners' districts.

Prints of the order maps (described in article 2) may be inspected at all reasonable times at the offices of each of the following—

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council, Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council, Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council, Leeds City Council, Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council, Selby District Council and Wakefield City Council—
and also at the offices of the Secretary of State for the Environment located in 2, Marsham Street, London SW1P 3EB.

The Local Government Areas Changes Regulations 1976 (S.I.1976/246, amended by S.I.1978/247) contain general provisions regarding the effect of orders such as this one.

TABLE

Transfers between—	General effect of order
North Yorkshire (Selby) and West Yorkshire (Wakefield) Area: 550 hectares Population: 50	Realignment of boundary, substantially to follow line of roads A11 and M62.
South Yorkshire (Barnsley) and West Yorkshire (Kirklees) Area: 12 hectares Population: 20	Minor realignments affecting the Kirklees parish of Denby Dale and neighbouring Barnsley parishes.
South Yorkshire (Barnsley) and West Yorkshire (Wakefield) Area: 250 hectares Population: 500	Transfers affecting the following areas— In Barnsley Unparished area Parishes of Great Houghton and Shafton In Wakefield Parishes of— Havercroft with Cold Hiendley Notton South Hiendley South Kirkby and Moorthorpe West Bretton Woolley.
South Yorkshire (Doncaster) and West Yorkshire (Wakefield) Area: 25 hectares Population: 3	Minor realignments in uninhabited areas.
Barnsley and Doncaster (within South Yorkshire) Areas: 150 hectares Population: NIL	Realignment of boundary, affecting the Doncaster parishes of Adwick upon Dearne, Barnburgh, Clayton with Frickley, Hickleton and Hooton Pagnell.
Barnsley and Rotherham (within South Yorkshire) Area: 85 hectares Population: 13	Transfers affecting unparished areas in both districts, and the Rotherham parishes of Brampton Bierlow and Wentworth.
Kirklees and Wakefield (within West Yorkshire) Area: 85 hectares Population: NIL	Minor realignments, and transfer in vicinity of Mitchell Laithes works to follow centre of River Calder.
Leeds and Wakefield (within West Yorkshire) Area: 480 hectares Population: 890	Transfers affecting unparished areas in both districts, the Leeds parish of Ledston and the Wakefield parish of Normanton.