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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/northamptonshire-electoral-changes-order-2013/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2013/68",
  "legislation_title": "The Northamptonshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2013",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/northamptonshire-electoral-changes-order-2013",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nThis Order makes changes to electoral arrangements for the county of Northamptonshire following recommendations made by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England. The area of the county remains unchanged.\nThe electoral changes apply in respect of local government elections to be held on and after the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2013.\nArticle 3 abolishes the existing electoral divisions of the county and replaces them with 57 new ones. That article, the map (as defined in article 2) and the Schedule also establish the names, areas and number of councillors of the new electoral divisions.\nArticles 4, 5 and 6 abolish the existing wards of the parishes of (i) Daventry; (ii) Duston and (iii) Rushden respectively. Article 7 establishes wards in the parish of Upton which was formerly unwarded. Those articles and the map also establish the names, areas and number of councillors of the new wards\nThe map defined in article 2 shows the new county electoral divisions and parish wards. It is available at http://www.lgbce.org.uk/all-reviews/east-midlands/northamptonshire/northamptonshire-cc-fer. The map is also available for inspection at all reasonable times at the offices of Northamptonshire County Council at County Hall, Northampton, NN1 1ED and at the office of the Local Government Boundary Commission for England at Layden House, 76 – 86 Turnmill Street, London EC1M 5LG.\nAn impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/68/note",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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