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Interpretation
     2. In this Order -

"county" means the county of Leicestershire;

"existing", in relation to an electoral division or ward, means the electoral division or ward as it exists on the date this Order is made;

references to wards, unless the context otherwise requires, are references to district and borough wards in the county[6];

any reference to the map is a reference to the map marked "Map referred to in the County of Leicestershire (Electoral Changes) Order 2005", of which prints are available for inspection at -

(a) the principal office of the Electoral Commission; and

(b) the offices of Leicestershire County Council; and

any reference to a numbered sheet is a reference to the sheet of the map which bears that number.

Electoral divisions of the county of Leicestershire
     3.  - (1) The existing electoral divisions of the county[7] shall be abolished.

    (2) The county shall be divided into fifty-two electoral divisions which shall bear the names set out in column (1) of the Schedule.

    (3) The electoral divisions shall comprise the areas described in column (2) of the Schedule by reference to wards, parishes, or parish wards or, where an area is not so described, the area designated on the map by reference to the name of the electoral division and demarcated by red lines; and the number of councillors to be elected for each electoral division shall be the number specified in respect of the electoral division in column (3) of the 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.

Wards of the parish of Braunstone
     4.  - (1) The existing wards of the parish of Braunstone shall be abolished.

    (2) The parish shall be divided into five parish wards which shall bear the names Fosse, Millfield, Ravenhurst, Thorpe Astley and Winstanley; and the wards shall comprise the areas designated on sheet 2 by reference to the name of the ward and demarcated by orange lines.

    (3) The number of councillors to be elected for the Ravenhurst parish ward shall be ten, for the Thorpe Astley parish ward shall be four, for each of the Fosse and Millfield parish wards shall be three, and for the Winstanley parish ward shall be one.

Wards of the parish of Glenfields
     5.  - (1) The existing wards of the parish of Glenfields shall be abolished.

    (2) The parish shall be divided into six parish wards which shall bear the names Central, Faire, Glenfrith, Manor Farm, North and Stone; and the wards shall comprise the areas designated on sheet 4 by reference to the name of the ward and demarcated by orange lines.

    (3) The number of councillors to be elected for each of the Central, Manor Farm and Stone parish wards shall be four, and for each of the Faire, Glenfrith and North parish wards shall be three.

Maps
     6. Leicestershire County Council shall make a print of the map marked "Map referred to in the County of Leicestershire (Electoral Changes) Order 2005" available for inspection at its offices by any member of the public at any reasonable time.

Electoral registers
     7. The Electoral Registration Officer[8] for each district or borough in the county shall make such rearrangement of, or adaptation of, the register of local government electors as may be necessary for the purposes of, and in consequence of, this Order.

Revocation
     8. The County of Leicestershire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1984[9] is revoked, save for article 5.



Sealed with the seal of the Electoral Commission on the


1st day of February 2005

L.S.

Sam Younger
Chairman of the Commission

1st February 2005


Peter Wardle
Chief Executive to the Commission

1st February 2005

[2] 1992 c.19. This section has been amended by S.I. 2001/3962.back

[3] The Electoral Commission was established by the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c.41). The functions of the Secretary of State, under sections 13 to 15 and 17 of the Local Government Act 1992 (c.19), to the extent that they relate to electoral changes within the meaning of that Act, were transferred with modifications to the Electoral Commission on 1st April 2002 (S.I. 2001/3962).back

[4] This section has been amended by section 89(3) of the Local Government Act 2000 (c.22), S.I. 2001/3962 and also otherwise in ways not relevant to this Order.back

[5] This section has been amended by S.I. 2001/3962.back

[6] See the District of Blaby (Electoral Changes) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/2882), the Borough of Charnwood (Electoral Changes) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/2886), the District of Harborough (Electoral Changes) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/2597), the Borough of Hinckley and Bosworth (Electoral Changes) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/2888), the Borough of Melton (Electoral Changes) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/2599), the District of North West Leicestershire (Electoral Changes) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/2598) and the Borough of Oadby and Wigston (Electoral Changes) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/2889).back

[7] See the County of Leicestershire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1984 (S.I. 1984/119). The area of the county of Leicestershire was altered by the Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire (County and District Boundaries) Order 1985 (S.I. 1985/2062), the Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and Warwickshire (County Boundaries) Order 1991 (S.I. 1991/309) and the Leicestershire (City of Leicester and District of Rutland) (Structural Change) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/507).back

[8] As to electoral registration officers and the register of local government electors, see sections 8 to 13 of the Representation of the People Act 1983 (c.2).back

[9] S.I. 1984/119.back

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