# The Stirling (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2016

S.S.I. 2016/288 · made 13 September 2016

This Order gives effect to proposals made by the Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland for the future electoral arrangements for the area of Stirling Council. The area of Stirling Council is divided into 7 electoral wards as described in the schedule of the Order. This Order applies only for the purposes of an election to be held on or after 4th May 2017.

Made under: Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (Section 17)

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/stirling-electoral-arrangements-order-2016/pdf/ssi_20160288_en.pdf; Policy Note https://openlegislation.uk/stirling-electoral-arrangements-order-2016/pdf/ssipn_20160288_en.pdf

## Introductory text

Local Government
Made 13th September 2016
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 14th September 2016
Coming into force 30th September 2016
The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 17(2) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 and all other powers enabling them to do so. This Order gives effect to proposals submitted to them on 26th May 2016 by the Boundary Commission under section 17(1) of that Act regarding electoral arrangements for the area of Stirling Council.

## 1 Citation, commencement and application

(1) This Order may be cited as the Stirling (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2016 and comes into force on 30th September 2016.
(2) This Order applies only for the purposes of an election to be held on or after 4th May 2017.

## 2 Interpretation

In this Order—
(a) a reference to an electoral ward is a reference to that electoral ward as constituted in this Order; and
(b) “the deposited data” means the data recorded on the DVD-ROM—
(i) entitled “Stirling (Electoral Arrangements) 2016”; and
(ii) deposited with the Scottish Ministers at their offices at Victoria Quay, Leith, Edinburgh EH6 6QQ.

## 3 Electoral arrangements

(1) The area of Stirling Council is divided into 7 electoral wards.
(2) The number and name of an electoral ward is as specified in the entry in columns 1 and 2 respectively of the schedule of this Order.
(3) The number of councillors to be returned for an electoral ward is as specified in the entry in column 3 of the schedule of this Order corresponding to that electoral ward.
(4) The boundaries of the electoral wards are as described by the deposited data.

## Signature

JOE FITZPATRICK
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
13th September 2016

## ELECTORAL WARDS

Column 1
Number of electoral ward
Column 2
Name of electoral ward
Column 3
Number of councillors to be returned
1
Trossachs and Teith
3
2
Forth and Endrick
3
3
Dunblane and Bridge of Allan
4
4
Stirling North
4
5
Stirling West
3
6
Stirling East
3
7
Bannockburn
3

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order gives effect to proposals made by the Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland for the future electoral arrangements for the area of Stirling Council. The area of Stirling Council is divided into 7 electoral wards as described in the schedule of the Order. This Order applies only for the purposes of an election to be held on or after 4th May 2017.
The Order describes the boundaries of the new electoral wards by means of data stored on a DVD-ROM. Copies of the DVD-ROM are to be deposited with, and maps of the boundaries of the electoral wards are available (in hard copy or on-line) from, the Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland and Stirling Council.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2016/288 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/stirling-electoral-arrangements-order-2016
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