# The Northumberland (Electoral Changes) Order 2020

S.I. 2020/73 · made 27 January 2020

This Order gives effect to recommendations made by Northumberland County Council to the Local Government Boundary Commission for England for related alterations of county electoral division boundaries.

Made under: Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (Section 92)

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/northumberland-electoral-changes-order-2020/pdf/uksi_20200073_en.pdf

## Introductory text

Local Government, England
Made 27th January 2020
Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2) and (3)
Under section 92(2) of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007, Northumberland County Council (“the Council”) made recommendations in a review to the Local Government Boundary Commission for England for the related alteration of the boundaries of county electoral divisions within the Council’s area.
The Local Government Boundary Commission for England has decided to give effect to the recommendations and makes the following Order in exercise of the power conferred by section 92(3) of that Act.

## 1 Citation and commencement

(1) This Order may be cited as the Northumberland (Electoral Changes) Order 2020.
(2) This article comes into force on the day after the day on which this Order is made.
(3) Article 2 comes into force—
(a) for the purpose of proceedings preliminary or relating to the election of councillors, on the day after the day on which this Order is made;
(b) for all other purposes, on the ordinary day of election of councillors in England in 2021.

## 2 Alteration of county electoral division boundaries

Each area that ceases to be part of the parish listed in the first column of the table in the Schedule and becomes part of the parish listed in the corresponding entry in the second column of that table, in consequence of the Northumberland (Reorganisation of Community Governance) (Parishes of Blyth and Seaton Valley) Order 2018, ceases to be part of the county electoral division listed in the corresponding entry in the third column of that table and becomes part of the county electoral division listed in the corresponding entry in the fourth column of that table.

## Signature

Sealed with the seal of the Local Government Boundary Commission for England
L.S.
Jolyon Jackson
Chief Executive
Local Government Boundary Commission for England
27th January 2020

## 

(1)
From parish
(2)
To parish
(3)
From county electoral division
(4)
To county electoral division
Blyth parish
Seaton Valley
parish
Newsham
Seghill
with
Seaton
Delaval
Seaton Valley
parish
Blyth parish
Seghill
with
Seaton
Delaval
Newsham

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order gives effect to recommendations made by Northumberland County Council to the Local Government Boundary Commission for England for related alterations of county electoral division boundaries.
These alterations are a consequence of changes to certain parish boundaries introduced by the Northumberland (Reorganisation of Community Governance) (Parishes of Blyth and Seaton Valley) Order 2018 (“the 2018 Order”) made under section 86 of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c. 28) by Northumberland County Council.
The changes to the county electoral division boundaries under article 2 and the Schedule apply in respect of elections to be held on and after the ordinary day of election of councillors in England in 2021.
The 2018 Order is accessible at: https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/lgbce/Reviews/North%20East/Northumberland/CGR/Final%20Order%20Blyth%20and%20Seaton%20Valley.pdf.
A hard copy of that Order is also available for inspection at reasonable times at the offices of Northumberland County Council, County Hall, Morpeth, Northumberland, NE61 2EF.
An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.

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