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| Made | 1st November 2001 | ||
| Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2) |
(3) In this Order -
any reference to the map is a reference to the map prepared by the Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions marked "Map of the Borough of Ashford (Electoral Changes) Order 2001", and deposited in accordance with regulation 27 of the Local Government Changes for England Regulations 1994[4].
Wards of the borough of Ashford
2.
- (1) The existing wards of the borough[5] shall be abolished.
(2) The borough shall be divided into thirty-five wards which shall bear the names set out in column (1) of Schedule 1.
(3) The wards shall comprise the areas described in column (2) of that Schedule by reference to parishes, parish wards, parishes and parish wards or, where an area is not so described, the area designated on the map by reference to the name of the ward and demarcated by red lines; and the number of councillors to be elected for each ward shall be the number specified in respect of the ward in column (3) of that Schedule.
(4) Where a boundary is shown on the map as running along a road, railway line, footway, watercourse or similar geographical feature, it shall be treated as running along the centre line of the feature.
Elections of the council of Ashford
3.
- (1) The ordinary elections of all councillors of the borough of Ashford shall be held simultaneously on the ordinary day of election of non-metropolitan district councillors in 2003[6] and every fourth year after 2003.
(2) The term of office of councillors shall be four years; and all councillors shall retire on the fourth day after the ordinary day of election of councillors in the year of retirement and the newly elected councillors shall come into office on the day on which their predecessors retire.
Wards of the parish of Great Chart with Singleton
4.
- (1) The parish of Great Chart with Singleton shall be divided into two parish wards which shall bear the names Great Chart with Singleton North and Singleton South; and each parish ward shall comprise the area of the borough ward bearing the same name.
(2) The number of councillors to be elected for the Great Chart with Singleton North parish ward shall be five, and for the Singleton South parish ward shall be six.
Wards of the parish of Kingsnorth
5.
- (1) The existing wards of the parish of Kingsnorth shall be abolished.
(2) The parish of Kingsnorth shall be divided into five parish wards which shall bear the names set out in column (1) of Schedule 2; each parish ward shall comprise the area of the borough ward specified in respect of the parish ward in column (2) of that Schedule, and the number of councillors to be elected for each parish ward shall be two.
Wards of the parish of Sevington
6.
The parish of Sevington shall be divided into two parish wards which shall bear the names set out in column (1) of Schedule 3; each parish ward shall comprise the area of the borough ward specified in respect of the parish ward in column (2) of that Schedule, and the number of councillors to be elected for each parish ward shall be one.
Wards of the parish of Stanhope
7.
- (1) The parish of Stanhope shall be divided into two parish wards which shall bear the names Stanhope Central and Stanhope Speldhurst; the Stanhope Central parish ward shall comprise the area of the borough ward of Stanhope; and the Stanhope Speldhurst parish ward shall consist of the rest of the parish.
(2) The number of councillors to be elected for the Stanhope Central parish ward shall be ten, and for the Stanhope Speldhurst parish ward shall be one.
Wards of the parish of Tenterden
8.
- (1) The existing wards of the parish of Tenterden shall be abolished.
(2) The parish shall be divided into four parish wards which shall bear the names St Michaels, Tenterden North, Tenterden South and Tenterden West; the parish wards of St Michaels, Tenterden North and Tenterden South shall comprise the areas of the borough wards of the same name; and the Tenterden West parish ward shall consist of the rest of the parish.
(3) The number of councillors to be elected for each of the St Michaels and Tenterden South parish wards shall be five, for the Tenterden North parish ward shall be four, and for the Tenterden West parish ward shall be two.
Revocation
9.
The Borough of Ashford (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975 is hereby revoked.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions
Alan Whitehead
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions
1st November 2001
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
| Name of Ward | Area of Ward | Number of Councillors |
| Aylesford Green | 1 | |
| Beaver | 2 | |
| Biddenden | The parish of Biddenden | 1 |
| Bockhanger | 1 | |
| Boughton Aluph and Eastwell | 1 | |
| Bybrook | 1 | |
| Charing | The parish ward of Charing of Charing parish | 1 |
| Downs North | 1 | |
| Downs West | 1 | |
| Godinton | 2 | |
| Great Chart with Singleton North | 1 | |
| Highfield | 1 | |
| Isle of Oxney | The parishes of Appledore, Kenardington, Stone-cum-Ebony and Wittersham | 1 |
| Kennington | 1 | |
| Little Burton Farm | 1 | |
| Norman | 1 | |
| North Willesborough | 2 | |
| Park Farm North | 1 | |
| Park Farm South | 1 | |
| Rolvenden and Tenterden West | 1 | |
| Saxon Shore | The parishes of Aldington, Bilsington, Bonnington, Brabourne, Brook, Hastingleigh, Ruckinge and Smeeth | 2 |
| Singleton South | 1 | |
| South Willesborough | 1 | |
| St Michaels | 1 | |
| Stanhope | 1 | |
| Stour | 2 | |
| Tenterden North | 1 | |
| Tenterden South | 1 | |
| Victoria | 2 | |
| Washford | 1 | |
| Weald Central | The parishes of Bethersden, High Halden, Little Chart and Pluckley, and the parish ward of Charing Heath of Charing parish | 2 |
| Weald East | 1 | |
| Weald North | The parishes of Egerton and Smarden | 1 |
| Weald South | 2 | |
| Wye | The parish of Wye with Hinxhill | 1 |
| (1) | (2) |
| Name of Ward | Area of Ward |
| Kingsnorth Village | So much of the borough ward of Weald East as comprises part of the parish of Kingsnorth |
| Park Farm North | The borough ward of Park Farm North |
| Park Farm South | The borough ward of Park Farm South |
| Stubbs Cross | So much of the borough ward of Weald South as comprises part of the parish of Kingsnorth |
| Washford | So much of the borough ward of Washford as comprises part of the parish of Kingsnorth |
| (1) | (2) |
| Name of Ward | Area of Ward |
| Sevington North | So much of the borough ward of Highfield as comprises part of the parish of Sevington |
| Sevington South | So much of the borough ward of Weald East as comprises part of the parish of Sevington |
[2] The non-metropolitan district of Ashford has the status of a borough.back
[3] Section 17 is amended by section 39(4) and (5) of the Police and Magistrates' Courts Act 1994 (c. 29).back
[4] S.I. 1994/867, to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order.back
[5] See the Borough of Ashford (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975 (S.I. 1975/1912).back
[6] For the ordinary day of election of councillors of local government areas, see section 37 of the Representation of the People Act 1983 (c. 2), amended by section 18(2) of the Representation of the People Act 1985 (c. 50) and section 17 of, and paragraphs 1 and 5 of Schedule 3 to, the Greater London Authority Act 1999 (c. 29).back
