The Cornwall (Electoral Changes) Order 2021 No. 106


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Statutory Instruments

2021 No. 106

Local Government, England

The Cornwall (Electoral Changes) Order 2021

Made

29th January 2021

Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2) and (3)

Under section 92(2) of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007( 1), Cornwall Council (“the Council”) made recommendations in a review to the Local Government Boundary Commission for England( 2) for the related alteration of the boundaries of 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.

Citation and commencement

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Cornwall (Electoral Changes) Order 2021.

(2) This article comes into force on the day after the day on which this Order is made.

(3) Article 2 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( 3) in 2021.

Alteration of division boundaries

2.  Each area that ceases to be part of the parish listed in the first column of the table in the Schedule and becomes part of the parish listed in the corresponding entry in the second column of that table, in consequence of the Cornwall (Reorganisation of Community Governance) No. 1 Order 2020( 4), ceases to be part of the division listed in the corresponding entry in the third column of that table and becomes part of the division listed in the corresponding entry in the fourth column of that table.

Sealed with the seal of the Local Government Boundary Commission for England

Legal seal

Jolyon Jackson

Chief Executive

Local Government Boundary Commission for England

29th January 2021

Article 2

SCHEDULE

(1)

From parish

(2)

To parish

(3)

From division

(4)

To division

South

Petherwin

St Thomas the

Apostle

Altarnun &

Stoke

Climsland

Launceston

North & North

Petherwin

Wendron Helston

Crowan, Sithney &

Wendron

Helston North
Falmouth Budock

Falmouth

Boslowick

Falmouth

Trescobeas &

Budock

Budock Penryn

Falmouth

Trescobeas &

Budock

Penryn
Portreath St Agnes

Illogan &

Portreath

St Agnes
Gwennap Carharrack

Lanner,

Stithians &

Gwennap

Redruth

Central,

Carharrack &

St Day

Gwennap St Day

Lanner,

Stithians &

Gwennap

Redruth

Central,

Carharrack &

St Day

Probus

Grampound

with Creed

Probus & St

Erme

St Mewan &

Grampound

St Austell St Austell Bay

St Austell

Bethel &

Holmbush

Mevagissey &

St Austell Bay

St Austell

Pentewan

Valley

St Austell

Central &

Gover

St Mewan &

Grampound

Colan Newquay

St Columb

Minor & Colan

Newquay

Trenance

St Enoder

St Newlyn

East

St Dennis & St

Enoder

St Newlyn

East, Cubert &

Goonhavern

Ludgvan Towednack

St Ives East,

Lelant & Carbis

Bay

St Ives West

& Towednack

St Erth Ludgvan

Long Rock,

Marazion & St

Erth

St Ives East,

Lelant &

Carbis Bay

Ludgvan St. Erth

St Ives East,

Lelant & Carbis

Bay

Long Rock,

Marazion & St

Erth

St Mewan St Austell

St Mewan &

Grampound

St Austell

Central &

Gover

Pentewan

Valley

St Austell

St Mewan &

Grampound

St Austell

Poltair &

Mount Charles

Chacewater St Agnes

Threemilestone

& Chacewater

Perranporth

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order gives effect to recommendations made by Cornwall Council to the Local Government Boundary Commission for England for related alterations of division boundaries.

The alterations are a consequence of changes to parish boundaries and warding arrangements under the Cornwall (Reorganisation of Community Governance) No. 1 Order 2020, as amended by the Cornwall (Reorganisation of Community Governance) Amendment Order 2021, which were made by Cornwall Council under powers including section 86 of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c. 28). A hard copy of those Orders is available for inspection at reasonable times at the offices of Cornwall Council, New County Hall, Treyew Road, Truro, TR1 3AY

The changes to the divisions described in article 2 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.

( 1)

2007 c. 28. Section 92 was amended by paragraph 32 of Schedule 4 to the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (c. 20)(“the 2009 Act”).

( 2)

The Local Government Boundary Commission for England was established on 1st April 2010 by section 55(1) of the 2009 Act. The functions of the Electoral Commission under Chapter 3 of Part 4 of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (“the 2007 Act”) were transferred under section 60 of the 2009 Act to the Local Government Boundary Commission for England on 1st April 2010.

( 3)

The ordinary day of election of councillors in England is prescribed by section 37(1) of the Representation of the People Act 1983 (c. 2), as amended by section 18(2) of the Representation of the People Act 1985 (c. 50)and section 6(16) of the Wales Act 2017 (c. 4).

( 4)

That Order was made on 8th December 2020, and amended by the Cornwall (Reorganisation of Community Governance) Amendment Order 2021 which was made on 19th January 2021, by Cornwall Council under powers including section 86 of the 2007 Act; such Orders are not required to be made by statutory instrument. A hard copy of those Orders is available for inspection at reasonable times at the offices of Cornwall Council, New County Hall, Treyew Road, Truro, TR1 3AY.


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