The District of Uttlesford (Electoral Changes) Order 2001

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order gives effect, subject to modifications, to recommendations by the Local Government Commission for England for electoral changes in the district of Uttlesford. The changes have effect in relation to local government elections to be held on and after 1st May 2003.

The modifications relate to names of wards and an amendment to the boundary between Thaxted and The Eastons wards so that the properties around Bush Farm remain in Thaxted ward. The Secrerary of State has decided that the wards shown in the first column of the Table below with the names proposed by the Commission should bear the names shown in the second column.

Proposed Ward Name	Ward Name
Elsenham	Elsenham and Henham
Great Easton (in the parish of Great Easton)	Great Easton Village

Article 2 abolishes the existing wards of the district and provides for the creation of 27 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 provides for the election of all councillors of the district of Uttlesford to take place in 2003 and every 4 years after that year.

Articles 4 to 7 make electoral changes in the parishes of Great Dunmow, Great Easton, Saffron Walden and Stansted Mountfitchet.

Article 8 revokes the District of Uttlesford (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975.

The areas of the new district 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 Uttlesford District Council and at the offices of the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, 2nd Floor, Ashdown House, 123 Victoria Street, London SW1E 6DE.