1998 No. 2333
The Borough of Boston (Electoral Changes) Order 1998
Made
Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2)
Whereas the Local Government Commission for England, acting pursuant to section 15(4) of the Local Government Act 19921, has submitted to the Secretary of State a report dated March 1997 on its review of the borough of Boston2 together with its recommendations:
And whereas the Secretary of State has decided to give effect to those recommendations:
Now, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 173 and 26 of the Local Government Act 1992, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:
Citation, commencement and interpretation1
1
This Order may be cited as the Borough of Boston (Electoral Changes) Order 1998.
2
This Order shall come into force for all purposes on 6th May 1999, except that for the purpose of all proceedings preliminary or relating to an election to be held on or after that date this Order shall come into force on 10th October 1998.
3
In this Order–
“the borough” means the borough of Boston;
“existing”, in relation to a ward, means the ward as it exists on the date this Order is made;
any reference to “the map” is a reference to the map prepared by the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions, marked “Map of the Borough of Boston (Electoral Changes) Order 1998”, and deposited in accordance with regulation 27 of the Local Government Changes for England Regulations 19944; and
any reference to a numbered sheet is a reference to the sheet of the map which bears that number.
Wards of Boston2
1
The existing wards of the borough5 shall be abolished.
2
The borough shall be divided into eighteen wards which shall bear the names set out in column (1) of the Schedule.
3
The wards shall comprise the areas described in column (2) of that Schedule by reference to parishes, or parishes and parish wards, or, where no area is 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, waterway or other similar geographical feature, it shall be treated as running along the centre line of the feature.
Wards of the parish of Fishtoft3
1
The existing wards of the parish of Fishtoft shall be abolished.
2
The parish of Fishtoft shall be divided into two parish wards which shall bear the names Hilldyke and Village and the wards shall comprise the areas designated on sheets 5 and 6 of the map by reference to the name of the ward and demarcated by orange lines.
3
The numbers of councillors to be elected for Hilldyke and Village parish wards shall be three and eight respectively.
Revocation4
The Borough of Boston (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977 is hereby revoked.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
SCHEDULEBOROUGH OF BOSTON: NAMES AND AREAS OF WARDS AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS
(1) | (2) | (3) |
---|---|---|
Name of ward | Area of ward | Number of councillors |
Central | 1 | |
Coastal | The parishes of Benington, Butterwick, Freiston and Leverton | 2 |
Fenside | 2 | |
Fishtoft | 3 | |
Five Village | The parishes of Algarkirk, Bicker, Fosdyke, Sutterton and Wigtoft | 2 |
Frampton and Holme | The parish of Frampton and the Holme ward of the parish of Kirton | 1 |
Kirton | The Village ward of Kirton parish | 2 |
North | 2 | |
Old Leake and Wrangle | The parishes of Old Leake and Wrangle | 2 |
Pilgrim | 1 | |
Skirbeck | 3 | |
South | 1 | |
Staniland South | 2 | |
Staniland North | 1 | |
Swineshead and Holland Fen | The parishes of Amber Hill, Holland Fen with Brothertoft and Swineshead | 2 |
West | 1 | |
Witham | 2 | |
Wyberton | The parish of Wyberton | 2 |
(This note is not part of the Order)