2001 No. 1022
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND
The Borough of Gosport (Electoral Changes) Order 2001
Made 14th March 2001
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 1992, has submitted to the Secretary of State a report dated July 2000 on its review of the borough of Gosport together with its recommendations:
1992 c. 19.
The non-metropolitan district of Gosport has the status of a borough.
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 17 and 26 of the Local Government Act 1992, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:
Section 17 is amended by section 39(4) and (5) of the Police and Magistrates' Courts Act 1994 (c. 29).

1 Citation, commencement and interpretation
1 This Order may be cited as the Borough of Gosport (Electoral Changes) Order 2001.
2 This Order shall come into force—
(a) for the purpose of proceedings preliminary or relating to any election to be held on 2nd May 2002, on 10th October 2001;
(b) for all other purposes, on 2nd May 2002.
3 In this Order—
“borough” means the borough of Gosport;
“existing”, in relation to a ward, means the ward as it exists on the date this Order is made; and
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 Gosport (Electoral Changes) Order 2001”, and deposited in accordance with regulation 27 of the Local Government Changes for England Regulations 1994.
S.I.1994/867, to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order.

2 Wards of the borough of Gosport
1 The existing wards of the borough shall be abolished.
See the Borough of Gosport (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978 (S.I.1978/1553).
2 The borough shall be divided into seventeen wards which shall bear the names set out in Schedule 1.
3 The wards shall comprise the areas 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 two.
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.

3 Elections of the council of Gosport
1 Subject to the following provisions of the article, elections of councillors for all wards of the borough shall be by thirds.
2 Elections of all councillors for all wards of the borough shall be held simultaneously on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2002.
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).
3 The councillors holding office for any ward of the borough immediately before 6th May 2002 shall retire on that date and the newly-elected councillors for those wards shall come into office on that date.
4 The order of retirement of councillors shall be as set out in Schedule 2.
5 Of the councillors elected in 2002 for any ward of the borough the first to retire shall, subject to paragraphs (6) and (7), be the councillor elected by the smaller number of votes.
6 In the case of an equality of votes between any persons elected which makes it uncertain which of them is to retire in any year, the person to retire in that year shall be determined by lot.
7 If an election of councillors for any ward is not contested, the person to retire in each year shall be determined by lot.
8 Where under this article any question is to be determined by lot, the lot shall be drawn at the next practicable meeting of the council after the question has arisen and the drawing shall be conducted under the direction of the person presiding at the meeting.
9 Except as otherwise provided in the preceding paragraphs of this article, 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.

4 Revocation
The Borough of Gosport (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978 is hereby revoked.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions
Beverley Hughes Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 14th March 2001

SCHEDULE 1 NAMES OF WARDS
article 2(2)
Alverstoke
Anglesey
Bridgemary North
Bridgemary South
Brockhurst
Christchurch
Elson
Forton
Grange
Hardway
Lee East
Lee West
Leesland
Peel Common
Privett
Rowner and Holbrook
Town

SCHEDULE 2 ORDER OF RETIREMENT OF COUNCILLORS
article 3(4)
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)
Name of Ward	Number of councillors to retire in 2003	Number of councillors to retire in 2004	Number of councillors to retire in 2006
Alverstoke	1		1
Anglesey	1		1
Bridgemary North		1	1
Bridgemary South	1	1	
Brockhurst	1	1	
Christchurch	1		1
Elson	1		1
Forton		1	1
Grange	1		1
Hardway		1	1
Lee East		1	1
Lee West	1	1	
Leesland	1	1	
Peel Common		1	1
Privett		1	1
Rowner and Holbrook	1	1	
Town	1		1

(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order gives effect to recommendations by the Local Government Commission for England for electoral changes in the borough of Gosport. The changes have effect in relation to local government elections to be held on and after 2nd May 2002.
Article 2 abolishes the existing wards of the borough and provides for the creation of seventeen new wards. That article and Schedule 1 also make provision for the names and areas of, and numbers of councillors for, the new wards.
Article 3 makes provision for a whole council election in 2002 and for reversion to elections by thirds in subsequent years. Schedule 2 regulates the order of retirement of councillors.
Article 4 revokes the Borough of Gosport (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978.
The areas of the new borough wards are demarcated on the map described in article 1(3). Prints of the map may be inspected at all reasonable times at the offices of Gosport Borough Council and at the offices of the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, 2nd Floor, Ashdown House, 123 Victoria Street, London SW1E 6DE.