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| Made | 4th December 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 St Edmundsbury (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 St Edmundsbury
2.
- (1) The existing wards of the borough[5] shall be abolished.
(2) The borough shall be divided into thirty-one 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 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 St Edmundsbury
3.
- (1) The ordinary elections of all councillors of the borough of St Edmundsbury 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 Fornham All Saints
4.
The parish of Fornham. All Saints shall be divided into two 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 the number specified in respect of the parish ward in column (3) of that Schedule.
Wards of the parish of Haverhill
5.
- (1) The existing wards of the parish of Haverhill shall be abolished.
(2) The parish shall be divided into four parish wards which shall bear the names Haverhill East, Haverhill North, Haverhill South and Haverhill West; each parish ward shall comprise the area of the borough ward bearing the same name; and the number of councillors to be elected for each of the Haverhill East and Haverhill North parish wards shall be five, and for each of the Haverhill South and Haverhill West parish wards shall be three.
Wards of the parish of Honington-cum-Sapiston
6.
The parish of Honington-cum-Sapiston 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 the number specified in respect of the parish ward in column (3) of that Schedule.
Revocation
7.
The Borough of St Edmundsbury (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978 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
4th December 2001
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
| Name of ward | Area of ward | Number of Councillors |
| Abbeygate | 2 | |
| Bardwell | 1 | |
| Barningham | The parishes of Barningham, Hopton, Hepworth, Knettishall, Market Weston and Thelnetham | 1 |
| Barrow | The parishes of Barrow, Denham, The Saxhams and Westley | 1 |
| Cavendish | The parishes of Brockley, Cavendish, Denston, Hawkedon, Poslingford and Stansfield | 1 |
| Chedburgh | The parishes of Chedburgh, Chevington, Hawstead, Rede and Whepstead | 1 |
| Clare | The parish of Clare | 1 |
| Eastgate | 1 | |
| Fornham | 1 | |
| Great Barton | The parish of Great Barton | 1 |
| Haverhill East | 3 | |
| Haverhill North | 3 | |
| Haverhill South | 2 | |
| Haverhill West | 2 | |
| Horringer and Whelnetham | The parishes of Nowton, Great Whelnetham, Horringer, Ickworth and Little Whelnetham | 1 |
| Hundon | The parishes of Hundon, Stoke-by-Clare, Stradishall and Wixoe | 1 |
| Ixworth | The parishes of Ixworth and Ixworth Thorpe | 1 |
| Kedington | The parishes of Barnardiston and Kedington | 1 |
| Minden | 2 | |
| Moreton Hall | 3 | |
| Northgate | 1 | |
| Pakenham | 1 | |
| Risby | The parishes of Culford, Flempton, Hengrave, Ingham, Lackford, Risby, West Stow and Wordwell | 1 |
| Risbygate | 2 | |
| Rougham | The parishes of Bradfield Combust with Stanningfield, Bradfield St Clare, Bradfield St George and Rusbrooke with Rougham | 1 |
| St Olaves | 2 | |
| Southgate | 2 | |
| Stanton | The parish of Stanton | 1 |
| Westgate | 2 | |
| Wickhambrook | The parishes of Depden, Hargrave, Lidgate, Ousden and Wickhambrook | 1 |
| Withersfield | The parishes of Cowlinge, Great Bradley, Little Bradley, Great Thurlow, Little Thurlow, Great Wratting, Little Wratting and Withersfield | 1 |
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
| Name of ward | Area of ward | Number of Councillors |
| Town | So much of the borough ward of St Olaves as comprises part of the parish of Fornham All Saints | 1 |
| Village | So much of the borough ward of Fornham as comprises part of the parish of Fornham All Saints | 6 |
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
| Name of ward | Area of ward | Number of Councillors |
| Station | So much of the borough ward of Pakenham as comprises part of the parish of Honington-cum-Sapiston | 2 |
| Village | So much of the borough ward of Bardwell as comprises part of the parish of Honington-cum-Sapiston | 5 |
[2] The non-metropolitan district of St Edmundsbury 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 St Edmundsbury (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978 (S.I. 1978/1247).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
