# The Stroud (Electoral Changes) Order 2020 S.I. 2020/198 · made 28 February 2020 This Order gives effect to recommendations made by Stroud District Council to the Local Government Boundary Commission for England for related alterations of district ward and county electoral division boundaries. Made under: Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 ## Introductory text Local Government, England Made 28th February 2020 Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2) to (4) Under section 92(2) of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007, Stroud District Council (“the Council”) made recommendations in a review to the Local Government Boundary Commission for England for the related alteration of the boundaries of district wards and 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 Stroud (Electoral Changes) Order 2020. (2) This article and article 2 come into force on the day after the day on which this Order is made. (3) Article 3 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 2020. (4) Article 4 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 Interpretation In this Order— “the Council’s first Order” means the Stroud District Council (Reorganisation of Community Governance) Order 2020; “the Council’s second Order” means the Stroud District Council (Reorganisation of Community Governance) (No. 2) Order 2020. ## 3 Alteration of district ward boundaries (1) Each area that ceases, in consequence of the Council’s first Order or the Council’s second Order, to be part of the parish listed in the first column of the table in Schedule 1 and becomes part of the parish listed in the corresponding entry in the second column of that table, ceases to be part of the district ward listed in the corresponding entry in the third column of that table and becomes part of the district ward listed in the corresponding entry in the fourth column of that table. (2) The area to the west of the parish boundary between Stonehouse and Cainscross parishes that ceases, in consequence of the Council’s second Order, to be part of the Cainscross district ward, becomes part of the Stonehouse district ward. ## 4 Alteration of county electoral division boundaries (1) Each area that ceases, in consequence of the Council’s first Order, to be part of the parish listed in the first column of the table in Schedule 2 and becomes part of the parish listed in the corresponding entry in the second column of that table, ceases to be part of the electoral division listed in the corresponding entry in the third column of that table and becomes part of the electoral division listed in the corresponding entry in the fourth column of that table. (2) The area to the east of the parish boundary between Stonehouse and Cainscross parishes that ceases, in consequence of the Council’s second Order, to be part of the Stonehouse county division, becomes part of the Rodborough county division. ## 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 28th February 2020 ## Schedule 1 (1) From parish (2) To parish (3) From district ward (4) To district ward Bisley-with-Lypiatt Chalford Bisley Chalford Chalford Bisley-with-Lypiatt Chalford Bisley Eastington Stonehouse Severn Stonehouse Standish Stonehouse Hardwicke Stonehouse Nailsworth Minchinhampton Nailsworth Minchinhampton Rodborough Minchinhampton Rodborough Amberley and Woodchester Stroud Brimscombe & Thrupp Stroud Trinity Thrupp Wotton-under-Edge Kingswood Kingswood Wotton-under-Edge ## Schedule 2 (1) From parish (2) To parish (3) From electoral division (4) To electoral division Bisley-with-Lypiatt Chalford Bisley & Painswick Minchinhampton Chalford Bisley-with-Lypiatt Minchinhampton Bisley & Painswick Nailsworth Minchinhampton Nailsworth Minchinhampton Rodborough Minchinhampton Rodborough Nailsworth Stroud Brimscombe & Thrupp Stroud Central Minchinhampton ## Explanatory note (This note is not part of the Order) This Order gives effect to recommendations made by Stroud District Council to the Local Government Boundary Commission for England for related alterations of district ward and county electoral division boundaries. The alterations are a consequence of changes to parish boundaries and parish warding arrangements under the Stroud District Council (Reorganisation of Community Governance) Order 2020 and the Stroud District Council (Reorganisation of Community Governance) (No. 2) Order 2020, each Order made by Stroud District Council under, amongst other provisions, section 86 of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c. 28). A hard copy of each Order is available for inspection at reasonable times at the offices of Stroud District Council, Ebley Mill, Ebley Wharf, Stroud GL5 4UB. It is also accessible online at: https://www.stroud.gov.uk The changes to the district ward boundaries under article 3 apply in respect of elections to be held on and after the ordinary day of election of councillors in England in 2020. The changes to the county electoral divisions under article 4 apply in respect of elections to be held on and after the ordinary day of election of councillors in England in 2021. An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen. --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/198 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/stroud-electoral-changes-order-2020 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.